Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA

Boscawen is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, near the meeting of the Contoocook and Merrimack rivers. The settlement was originally called Contoocook. It incorporated in 1760 under a new name honoring British Adm. Edward Boscawen. In 1860, its western portion became the separate town of Webster.