From The Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire (in three parts), compiled from the best authorities, by Eliphalet Merrill and the Late Phinehas Merrill, Esq., Printed by C. Norris & Co. , Exeter, NH, ©1817, pg 156 Part Two of Gazetteer: LOUDON - a township in Rockinham county, incorporated in 1673, and now containing a population of 148 inhabitants. It is bounded N.E. by Gilmanton, S.E. by Pittsfield and Chichester, S.W. by Concord, and N.W. by Canterbury, comprising 28,257 acres. Suncook river, flowing form Gil- manton, passes through the western part of this town. Into this river are emptied the waters of Crooked pond, Rollins’ pond, and several others which lie in this town. In Loudon there are 2 meeting houses, 5 grist mills 2 carding machines, 3 distilleries, and 4 trading shops. Rev. J. Tucker was ordained here in 1789. This town was formerly a part of Canterbury. Submitted by T.C. Parziale 5/30/00 **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.