Editing Nottingham, New Hampshire (section)

== History ==
[[Image:Monument, Nottingham Square, NH.jpg|thumb|left|Revolutionary War monument, Nottingham Square]]
[[Image:Nottingham_NH_Recycling_Center.jpg|thumb|left|Oldest continuously operated recycling center in the US, Nottingham, NH]]
Incorporated in 1722 by Lieutenant Governor [[John Wentworth (lieutenant governor, born 1671)|John Wentworth]], Nottingham was named for [[Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham]]. The earl was a close friend of [[Samuel Shute]] and [[Joseph Dudley]], previous colonial governors of [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]. Among the grantees was Peregrine White, descendant of [[Peregrine White]] of the ''[[Mayflower]]'', the first child of [[English people|English]] parentage born in [[New England]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Haulley |first1=Fletcher |title=A Primary Source History of the Colony of New Hampshire |date=2005 |publisher=Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=1404204296 |page=5}}</ref> At one time, the town had 17 [[watermill]]s in operation.

The town was site of a massacre in September 1747, when Elizabeth Simpson, Robert Beard and Nathaniel Folsom were slain by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]] of the Winnipesaukee tribe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ginn |first1=Roger |title=New England Must Not Be Trampled On: The Tragic Death of Jonathan Cilley |date=2016 |isbn=1608933881 |page=7}}</ref>

Nottingham once included [[Deerfield, New Hampshire|Deerfield]], incorporated in 1766, and [[Northwood, New Hampshire|Northwood]], in 1773.

Four [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] generals were from Nottingham: [[Joseph Cilley (1734–1799)|Joseph Cilley]], [[Henry Dearborn]], Henry Butler, and Thomas Bartlett.<ref>Katherine Fernald, [https://forumhome.org/the-four-generals-of-nottingham-p21762-129.htm "The Four Generals of Nottingham"]. ''The Forum'', July 5, 2014]</ref>

Nottingham has the oldest continually operating municipal [[recycling]] center in the country, and it was the first town in the nation to make recycling mandatory. The recycling center began operation in January 1974.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nottingham-nh.gov/recycling-center/pages/40-years-recycling| title=40 Years of Recycling| publisher=Town of Nottingham| access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://forumhome.org/the-three-firsts-for-the-nottingham-recycling-center-p33497-129.htm Steve Soreff, MD, "The Three Firsts for the Nottingham Recycling Center" ''The Forum'' September 28, 2020]</ref>