Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site

Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site is a 35-foot (11 m) statue in Boscawen, New Hampshire, located on a small island at the confluence of the Contoocook and Merrimack rivers. Erected in 1874 and the first publicly funded statue in New Hampshire, the memorial commemorates Hannah Duston, who was captured in 1697 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, during King William's War, then killed her captors while they were camped at the site in Boscawen.^[2][3][4]

Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site
Hannah Duston Memorial Location in New Hampshire
Location	298 US Route 4 Boscawen, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°17′17″N 71°35′27″W
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)[1]
Administered by	New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
Designation	New Hampshire state park
Website	Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site

References

• New Hampshire portal

1. "State Lands" (PDF). New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. July 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
2. "Hannah Duston State Memorial Historic Site". NH Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
3. "Hannah Duston Massacre Site Statue". Roadside America. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
4. "Hannah Dustin Memorial Statue". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved February 22, 2017.

External links

• Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources