Pittsfield is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.

Like Pittsburg in the north, Pittsfield was named for William Pitt, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and a great friend of the colonies prior to the American Revolution.

Founder John Cram built grist and sawmills here in the late 18th century.

[7] The town claimed the Guinness World Record in July 2001 as the place where the most people wore Groucho Marx glasses at the same time (522).

[citation needed] Before Pittsfield's attempt, no other town had tried to set the record.

[citation needed] In 1934, the American composer Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000), who spent time with his maternal family members (specifically the family of the Reverend Walter Scott, his grandfather) in Pittsfield during his youth, wrote a fantasy for cello and piano entitled Legend of the Sunkook [sic] Valley (Op.

[12] Current members of the Pittsfield School Board, which governs the district, include Sandra Adams as Chairperson, Molly Goggin as Vice Chairperson, and Adam Gauthier, Timothy Robinson, and Eric Nillson as members.