Nashua Manufacturing Company

[1] Nashua was one of several towns that was established along the Merrimack River to take advantage of water power in the early days of the Industrial Revolution.

[5] The Nashua Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1823 on the initiative of Daniel Abbot.

[9] They hired Asher Benjamin to design the mills, including churches and a grid of streets.

[12] After the canal was complete, the company built more mill buildings and hired more labor, likely helping the town's population rise from 1,142 to 2,417 in the years 1820-1830.

In 1947, Textron liquidated the mill, throwing some 2,000 people out of work when the city had a population of about 25,000.

Nashua Manufacturing Company and the Nashua River in 1909, still in its heyday.
Map of Mine Falls Park in green with the Nashua Manufacturing Company Historic District east of that in light blue.
Part of the company's original mill complex, now Clocktower Place