Mount Dustan Mount Dustan in Wentworth Location, New Hampshire, was named after Hannah Duston sometime before 1870, using an alternate spelling of her last name. Duston hatchet The original small axe or hatchet held by Hannah Duston can be found today in the Buttonwoods Museum. The Duston hatchet is not a tomahawk; it is usually called a Biscayan or biscayenne, a common trade item of the late 17th-century New England frontier. It is on display with the knife she allegedly used to scalp her captors, along with her letter of confession petitioning to join the Center Congregational Church of Haverhill. Commemorative structures Other commemorations, all in the city of Haverhill, include: Dustin House, which Hannah's husband Thomas Duston was building at the time of the 1697 raid, was completed about 1700 and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Haverhill Elementary school was renamed Hannah Dustin Elementary School on July 10, 1911. It closed in the 1980s. The Hannah Duston Healthcare Center is located on Monument Street in Haverhill. Controversy Today, Hannah Duston's actions in freeing herself from captivity are controversial. Some Americans celebrate her as a hero, while others do not, given that the killing of her captors also involved the killing of six children. Some commentators have said her legend is racist and glorifies violence. Others have attributed her actions to self defense and taking vengeance on those that killed her child. Notes References Bibliography External links Original Documents Related to "The Duston Family" HannahDuston.com HawthorneInSalem gives Nathaniel Hawthorne's version Smithsonian Institution - Hannah Dustin Statues , A documentary on Hannah Dustin by a Haverhill, MA filmmaker 1657 births 1730s deaths Colonial American women Captives of Native Americans People of colonial Massachusetts Colonial American women in warfare American Puritans Women in 17th-century warfare People from Haverhill, Massachusetts