This is a transcription of the Roxbury, NH description from New Hampshire As It Is by Edwin A. Charlton; Part II: A Gazetteer of New Hampshire by George Ticknor, Tracy and Sanford Publishers, Claremont, N. H., 1855.
ROXBURY
ROXBURY, Cheshire county. Bounded north by Sullivan and Nelson, east by Nelson and Dublin, south by Marlborough, and west by Keene. Area, about 6000 acres. Distance from Concord, 50 miles, south-west; from Keene, 5, east. This is a small but fertile township, the surface of which is rough and uneven, rising into considerable swells, and affording excellent pasturage, besides the various productions common to the climate. The north branch of the Ashuelot, which forms the boundary between this town and Keene, is the principal stream. Roaring Brook, on which are several valuable meadows, waters the south part, and affords a few moderate water privileges. The inhabitants are chiefly devoted to agriculture, although the mechanic arts, in the several branches, are pursued to some extent. It formerly constituted a part of Keene, Marlborough, and Nelson; from which towns it was disannexed, and incorporated December 9, 1812. A Congregational church was formed August 15, 1816.
Population, 260.
Number of polls, 58.
Inventory, $95,873.
Value of lands, $61,599.
Do. mills, $600.
Money at interest, $8565.
Number of sheep, 1311.
Do. neat stock, 334.