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33-43220. GNIS feature ID. 0873651. Website. www.londonderrynh.org. Londonderry is a town in western Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It sits between Manchester and Derry, the largest and fourth-largest communities in the state. The population was 25,826 at the 2020 census. [2]
History of Derry. Cannon on the Derry Walls. The Bogside is on the left. The earliest references to the history of Derry date to the 6th century when a monastery was founded there; however, archaeological sites and objects predating this have been found. The name Derry comes from the Old Irish word Daire (modern: Doire) meaning 'oak grove' or ...
Siege of Derry. The siege of Derry in 1689 was the first major event in the Williamite War in Ireland. The siege was preceded by an attempt against the town by Jacobite forces on 7 December 1688 that was foiled when 13 apprentices shut the gates. This was an act of rebellion against James II. The second attempt began on 18 April 1689 when James ...
McGregor died on 5 March 1729 and was buried in Londonderry, New Hampshire. [1] His son, David McGregor, became the first minister of the western parish of Derry, when the second congregation was formed. [2] David McGregor's son, Robert McGregor, was a Colonel during the Revolutionary War and was an aide-de-camp to Gen. John Stark. [2]
Great Britain. The Pine Tree Flag is a flag which was often used in the American Revolution and modern day activists as a symbol to oppose tyranny. [1] It was inspired by the Pine Tree Riot. The Pine Tree Riot was an act of resistance to British royal authority undertaken by American colonists in Weare, New Hampshire, on April 14, 1772, [2 ...
33-17940. GNIS feature ID. 0873578. Website. www.derrynh.org. Derry is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 34,317 at the 2020 census. [2] Although it is a town and not a city, Derry is the most populous community in Rockingham County and the 4th most populous in the state.
Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) [1] is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six U.S. states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, the inaugural battles of the American Revolutionary War. The holiday occurs on the third Monday of April each year, with celebrations ...
The Gen. Mason J. Young House, also known as the William Boyd House, is a historic house and connected farm complex at 4 Young Road in Londonderry, New Hampshire. With a building history dating to 1802, it is a well-preserved example of a New England connected farmstead. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.