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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, United States.
Prior to 19th century
- 1722 - John Goffe settles in Old Harry's Town, in the British Province of New Hampshire.[1]
- 1723 - A cabin was built and gradually a small settlement grew up.[1]
- 1727 - Tyngstown (or “Tyng’s Township”) established.
- 1736 - The first sawmill was erected. [1]
- 1751 - Tyngstown rechartered as "Derryfield."[2][1]
- 1788 - Province becomes part of the State of New Hampshire.
- 1796 - Derryfield Social Library founded.[3]
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19th century
- 1807 - Canal built by Samuel Blodgett.
- 1810
- Derryfield renamed "Manchester."[2][1]
- Amoskeag Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Company incorporated.
- 1823 - Population: 761.[4]
- 1839
- 1840 - Population: 3,235. [1]
- 1841
- First Unitarian Church built.[7]
- Valley Cemetery laid out.
- 1842 - Ann Bamford begins working in the Underground Railway
- 1843 - Mennell's Circulating Library in business (approximate date).[3]
- 1844 - Manchester Athenaeum established.[3]
- 1846
- City incorporated.[2][1]
- Manchester High School established.[8]
- 1849 - Manchester and Lawrence Railroad begins operating.[9]
- 1850
- 1851 - City hosts state fair.[10]
- 1852 - Manchester Gas Light Co. established.[6]
- 1854
- Manchester City Library established.[11][12]
- Manchester Locomotive Works formed.
- 1855 - First Presbyterian Church organized.[6]
- 1860 - Population: 8,841. [1]
- 1863 - Union Leader newspaper begins publication.
- 1869
- Hillsborough County seat relocated to Manchester from Amherst.
- Cathedral of St. Joseph founded.
- St. Joseph Cemetery in operation.
- 1870
- Turnverein organized.[6]
- Population: 23,509.[13]
- 1874 - Ash Street School built.
- 1875 - Women's Aid Home organized.[6]
- 1880
- Manchester Opera House Company organized.[6]
- Ste. Marie Church founded.
- Population: 33,592. [1]
- 1883 - Union Publishing Co. incorporated.[6]
- 1885 - Young People's Christian Union organized.[6]
- 1886 - Devonshire Mills incorporated.[6]
- 1887
- 1889 - Saint Anselm College established in neighboring Goffstown.
- 1890
- Elliot Hospital founded.
- Population: 44,126.[1]
- 1891 - Swedish Baptist Church organized.[6]
- 1892
- Beech Street Grounds baseball stadium in operation.
- Sacred Heart Hospital founded.
- 1893 - Stark Park dedicated.[14]
- 1894
- 1895
- Manchester Historical Association established.[15]
- Varick Park sports complex in operation.
- 1897 - Weston Observatory built.
- 1898
- Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences founded.[16][1]
- Manchester Camera Club organized.[6]
- 1900 - Population: 56,987.[1]
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20th century
- 1906 - Strand Theatre in business in the former Opera House.[17]
- 1910
- 1911 - Adath Yeshurun synagogue built.[19]
- 1912 - Empire Theater built.[17]
- 1913 - Textile Field sports stadium built.
- 1914 - Palace Theatre[20] and Public Library built.[21]
- 1922 - Manchester Central High School renamed, adding "Central".
- 1923 - Manchester High School West established.
- 1927 - Manchester Airport established.
- 1929 - Currier Gallery of Art founded.[22]
- 1932 - New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science (now Southern New Hampshire University) founded.
- 1935 - Amoskeag Mills close.[23]
- 1942 - Grenier Army Airfield dedicated.
- 1945
- State Trade School at Manchester founded.[24]
- Utility Worker's Credit Union formed.
- 1950 - Zimmerman House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- 1954 - WMUR begins broadcasting.
- 1960 - Manchester Memorial High School opens.
- 1963 - John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum opens.
- 1964 - The Derryfield School established.
- 1966 - Grenier Air Force Base closes.
- 1971 - McIntyre Ski Area opens.
- 1972 - Hampshire Plaza building constructed.
- 1973 - Manchester Transit Authority founded.
- 1974 - New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra formed.
- 1977 - Mall of New Hampshire opens.
- 1980 - Population: 90,936.[25]
- 1982 - Manchester School of Technology established.
- 1985 - University of New Hampshire at Manchester established.
- 1988 - Sister city relationship established with Taichung, Taiwan.[26]
- 1990 - Franco-American Centre founded.[22]
- 1992
- City Hall Plaza building constructed.
- Sister city relationship established with Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany.
- 1998
- City website online (approximate date).[27][chronology citation needed]
- Islamic Society of Greater Manchester founded.[28][29]
- 1999 - Robert A. Baines becomes mayor.[30]
21st century
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- 2000
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Manchester campus opens.
- Holy Family Academy established.
- 2001
- Civic arena opens.
- Hippo newspaper begins publication.
- 2005
- Fisher Cats Ballpark opens.
- Segway Fest held.[citation needed]
- 2006
- Manchester Daily Express newspaper begins publication.
- Murder of Michael Briggs, an on-duty police officer.
- 2010
- Ted Gatsas becomes mayor.[31]
- Population: 109,565.[32]
- 2018 - Joyce Craig becomes mayor.[33]
- 2024 - Jay Ruais becomes mayor.[34]
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Images
Military parade, Manchester, 1874
Map of Manchester, 1876
Merrimack River flood, 2005
Candidate Hillary Clinton in Manchester, 2007
Currier Museum renovated, 2008
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