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Nelson is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 729 at the 2010 census.〔United States Census Bureau, (American FactFinder ), 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.〕 Nelson includes the village of Munsonville. ==History== Originally named Monadnock No. 6, the town was granted in 1752 by Governor Benning Wentworth. It was first settled in 1767 by Breed Batchelder. On February 22, 1774, the town was incorporated by Governor John Wentworth as Packersfield, after a major proprietor, Thomas Packer, the sheriff at Portsmouth. The name was changed in 1814 to Nelson in honor of Viscount Horatio Nelson, British admiral and naval hero.〔(Austin J. Coolidge & John B. Mansfield, ''A History and Description of New England;'' Boston, Massachusetts 1859 )〕 Located on the height of land separating the watersheds of the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers, Nelson became primarily an agricultural community. The uneven surface proved good for grazing. But with streams rising from four ponds to provide water power, it also developed industry. The village of Munsonville, situated on the stage line at the outlet of Granite Lake, manufactured cotton cloth and chairs. The L. J. Colony Chair Co. produced between 25,000 and 30,000 chairs annually, hiring women and children from local farms to weave the rattan seats and backs. At one time, Munsonville had 1,000 homesteads and 10 school districts. The mills have since closed, and Munsonville is today a resort of summer homes.〔(Alan F. Rumrill, ''The Power of Water: Munsonville from 1850-1950'' )〕 Nelson is the home of a popular Monday night contradance. Similar dances have been held for over 200 years in Nelson's town hall.〔http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1136〕 Many make the claim that this is the longest running public contradance in the world,〔http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanette_mill/2215963864/ 〕 〔http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012701169949〕 though there have been no attempts to document this as an "official" record.〔 http://www.cowhampshireblog.com/2006/09/17/nelson-new-hampshires-moment-in-the-guinness-world-record-book/ 〕 The Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, a classical chamber music group which attempts to bring members of cultures in conflict (such as Israelis and Palestinians) closer together through music, is also in Nelson. Image:Soldiers' Monument & Church, Nelson, NH.jpg|Soldiers' monument and church c. 1910 Image:L.J. Colony Chair Co., Munsonville, NH.jpg|L. J. Colony Chair Co. at Munsonville c. 1914 Image:Sawmill, Munsonville, NH.jpg|Old sawmill at Munsonville c. 1914 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nelson, New Hampshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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