This is a transcription of the Roxbury, NH description from A Gazetteer of New Hampshire Containing Descriptions of all the Counties, Towns and Districts in the State by John Hayward, John P. Jewett (publisher), Boston, 1849.
ROXBURY
CHESHIRE CO. The north branch of Ashuelot River forms the boundary between this town and Keene. Roaring Brook, on which are several small meadows, waters the south part, and empties into the Ashuelot at the south-west corner. On the east side of the township is a pond, called Roaring Brook Pond, at the outlet of which are mills.
Roxbury presents a rough and uneven surface, rising into considerable swells, affording excellent grazing land.
This town was formed of a part of Nelson, Marlborough, and Keene, and is the native place of Joseph Ames, Esq., a celebrated artist and portrait painter to the pope of Rome.
Boundaries. North by Sullivan, east by Nelson and Dublin, south by Marlborough, and west by Keene.
First Minister. Rev. Christopher Page, installed in 1816; dismissed in 1819.
Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 1,095 bushels; potatoes, 12,797 bushels; hay, 849 tons; wool, 3,237 lbs; maple sugar, 3,105 pounds.
Distances. Five miles east from Keene, and fifty south-west from Concord.