by Desiree Demski-Hamelin | Nov 14, 2024
William Crosby gifted the Southwest Parish of Amherst, which later became Milford, a one-acre piece of land for a cemetery in 1788. In 1915, the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented the town with granite gates and a plaque for the...
by Desiree Demski-Hamelin | Nov 12, 2024
Located on the southern edge of the Milford Oval in Union Square is the Milford War Memorial Flagpole, erected by the town in 1927. The substantial granite base is engraved on two sides. The southern facing side is inscribed: IN HONOR OF HER CITIZENS WHO HAVE SERVED...
by Desiree Demski-Hamelin | Oct 24, 2024
Situated in an unassuming spot along Emerson Road in Milford, a New Hampshire Historical Highway Marker recognizes the contributions of two local men to the town’s Revolutionary-era history: Captain Josiah Crosby and Lieutenant Thompson Maxwell. Both were once...
