Charlestown, town (1990 pop. 4,630), Sullivan co., SW N.H., 10 mi/16 km SSW of Claremont; 43°15'N 72°23'W. Bounded W by Connecticut R. (Vt. state line). Agr. (cattle, poultry; apples, corn; nursery crops); mfg. (marine hardware, concrete, transportation equip.). Hubbard Hill State Forest in N. Cory Number Four restoration. Settled 1740 as Township No. 4 and defended by Phineas Stevens against French and Indians, inc. 1753
