Place:Loudon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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NameLoudon
TypeTown
Coordinates43.283°N 71.467°W
Located inMerrimack, New Hampshire, United States
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Loudon is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,576 at the 2020 census.[1] Loudon is the home of New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The main village in town, where 711 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Loudon census-designated place and is located along the Soucook River at the southern terminus of New Hampshire Route 129.

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History

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The town of Loudon was originally incorporated by Governor John Wentworth on January 23, 1773. Loudon was originally formed of territory taken from Canterbury. The new town was named in honor of John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, a Scottish soldier and leader of British military forces in North America during the French and Indian War. Loudoun also helped to establish an independent company of colonial militia, called Rogers' Rangers, who were attached to the British Army during the French and Indian War. One of Lord Loudoun's aides, John Loudon McAdam, invented a new process called macadamizing for building roads that were more durable and less muddy than soil-based roads.

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