Originally part of a grant to Edward Tyng of Dunstable, England, the 200 square mile area, called Dunstable, included Nashua, Tyngsboro MA, and other border towns. In 1741 the town was cut in half when the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border was established. The northern half kept the name Dunstable. In 1836 the town took the Nashua River's name, a Nashaway Indian word for "beautiful river with a pebbly bottom." Nashua became a manufacturing center, powered by the Middlesex Canal which connected the Merrimack River to Boston. It was incorporated as a city in 1853.
Nashua born Greg Landry played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and threw for more than 16,052 yeards and 98 touchdowns for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears. Landry was born in 1946, his final NFL season was 1984.
Read our article about Natural Disasters in Nashua NH During the 1930s
