Editing Acworth, New Hampshire (section)

==History==
[[File:Acworth Congregational Church, Acworth NH.jpg|thumb|left|[[Acworth Congregational Church]] on the town common]]
Originally chartered by colonial governor [[Benning Wentworth]] in 1752, it was called "Burnet" after [[William Burnet (colonial administrator)|William Burnet]], a former governor of the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]]. In 1754, however, the [[French and Indian War]] broke out, and no settlements were made under the charter.<ref name="books.google.com">[https://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&dq=coolidge+mansfield+history+description+new+england+1859&pg=PA9 A. J. Coolidge & J. B. Mansfield, ''A History and Description of New England;'' Boston, Massachusetts 1859]</ref> Wentworth regranted the township on September 19, 1766,<ref>[http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/New_Hampshire_1875/047.html ''Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire''] (1875)</ref> naming it after Sir Jacob Acworth, a former [[Surveyor of the Navy|Surveyor of the Royal Navy]].<ref>''Encyclopedia of New Hampshire'' {{ISBN|978-0-403-09601-5}} p. 441</ref> The town was first permanently settled in 1768 by several families from [[Londonderry, New Hampshire]].

Acworth was incorporated in 1772 by Governor [[Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet|John Wentworth]],<ref name="granting">{{cite web |url=http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/acworth.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605093650/http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/acworth.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2009 |title=New Hampshire Employment Security Community Profile: Acworth |access-date=August 29, 2006 }}</ref> but war again slowed its development. With the close of the [[American Revolution|Revolution]], however, Acworth grew quickly. By 1859, it had 1,251 inhabitants, most of whom were occupied in [[agriculture]]. The [[Cold River (Connecticut River tributary)|Cold River]] provided [[water power]] for industry, including five [[sawmill]]s, a [[gristmill]], a [[woolen]] factory, a [[bobbin]] factory and a peg factory. There was also a boot and [[shoemaking|shoe]] manufacturer.<ref name="books.google.com"/> Acworth is a source for museum-quality crystals such as [[beryl]]. The town of [[Acworth, Georgia]], was named for this town, because this was the hometown of a [[railroad engineer]] there.