Editing Loudon, New Hampshire (section)

==History==
The town of Loudon was originally incorporated by Governor [[Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet|John Wentworth]] on January 23, 1773.<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Hammond |first1 = Isaac W. |title = Documents Relating to Towns in New Hampshire |year = 1883 |url = https://archive.org/details/documentsrelati00hammgoog |access-date = May 4, 2011}}</ref> Loudon was originally formed of territory taken from [[Canterbury, New Hampshire|Canterbury]]. The new town was named in honor of [[John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun]], a [[Scottish people|Scottish soldier]] and leader of British military forces in North America during the [[French and Indian War]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Gannett |first=Henry |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |year=1905 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n189 190]}}</ref> Loudoun also helped to establish an independent [[Company (military unit)|company]] of colonial militia, called [[Rogers' Rangers]], who were attached to the [[British Army]] during the French and Indian War. One of Lord Loudoun's aides, [[John Loudon McAdam]], invented a new process called [[macadam]]izing for building roads that were more durable and less muddy than soil-based roads.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.loudonnh.org/loudon.pdf | title = Loudon, NH | access-date = May 4, 2011 | format = PDF | publisher = Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928132510/http://www.loudonnh.org/loudon.pdf | archive-date = September 28, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>