| Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site | |
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  Hannah Duston Memorial Location in New Hampshire | |
| Location | 298 US Route 4 Boscawen, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates | 43°17′17″N71°35′27″W / 43.288163°N 71.590713°W /43.288163; -71.590713 |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)[1] |
| Administered by | New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |
| Designation | New Hampshire state park |
| Website | Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site |
Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site is a 35-foot (11 m) statue inBoscawen, New Hampshire, located on a small island at the confluence of theContoocook andMerrimack rivers. Erected in 1874 and the first publicly funded statue in New Hampshire, the memorial commemoratesHannah Duston, who was captured in 1697 inHaverhill, Massachusetts, duringKing William's War, then killed her captors while they were camped at the site in Boscawen.[2][3][4]
In 2025, New Hampshire state legislator, David Nagel, called for the removal of the statute of Hannah Duston on the basis that it glorified violence against Native Americans.[5] The bill was criticized by citizens and family members[6].
