Incorporated on July 5, 1746, Pelham sits in the southeast corner of the state, between Hudson, Windham, and Salem in New Hampshire, and Lowell and Dracut in Massachusetts.

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The land that became Pelham had been part of Nottingham, Massachusetts to the west and Dracut, Massachusetts to the east. With the boundary between New Hampshire and Massachusetts in dispute until 1741, settlement of Pelham, even after her incorporation, proceeded slowly.

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Founded in 1963, the Pelham Historical Society is dedicated to collecting and preserving information and objects related to our town's history. We are an independent non-profit organization with no external funding.