Francestown, NH

Francestown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The 2020 census counted 1,610 residents. Incorporated in 1772, Francestown takes its name from Frances Deering Wentworth, the wife of colonial governor John Wentworth. Francestown lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed, entirely via tributaries of the Piscataquog River. The through line in Francestown is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Francestown makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.