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Swanzey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,270 at the 2020 census. In addition to the town center, Swanzey includes the villages of East Swanzey, West Swanzey, North Swanzey and Westport.

First fixed in 1733 as “Lower Ashuelot”, Swanzey was one of the fort towns customary by Governor Jonathan Belcher of Massachusetts, which then claimed the territory. The town was the site of many battles during King George’s War, and in 1747 it was on your own for three years. It was regranted to 62 proprietors upon July 2, 1753, by Governor Benning Wentworth as “Swanzey”, most probably because some yet to be settlers had a membership to Swansea in Wales. Situated on the Ashuelot River and linked by the Ashuelot Railroad, West Swanzey developed as a textile mill town, and East Swanzey produced wooden buckets for generations. By 1859, the population was 2,106.

The town features four covered bridges, and was the home of theatrical trouper Denman Thompson, who gained a national reputation by his portrayal of the Yankee farmer, “Joshua Whitcomb”, star of his stage play The Old Homestead. Residents restage Thompson’s melodrama all summer at a natural outdoor amphitheater called the Potash Bowl.