in Peterborough Eddie Mottau, guitarist George Swinnerton Parker (1866–1952), originator of the Parker Brothers game and toy company; his house in Peterborough was the basis for the murder mystery game Clue, known outside North America as Cluedo Walter R. Peterson, Jr. (1922–2011), realtor, educator, 72nd Governor of New Hampshire Jeremiah Smith (1759–1842), jurist, US congressman, 9th Governor of New Hampshire Robert Smith (1802–1867), US congressman Samuel Smith (1765–1842), manufacturer, US congressman John Hardy Steele (1789–1865), mechanic, manufacturer, 19th Governor of New Hampshire Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (born 1931), author George Walker (1824–1888), attorney, state congressman, banker, corporate executive, political adviser, prominent advocate for bimetallism and U.S. Consul-General in Paris Isaac Davis White (1901–1990), commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC) from July 1957 to March 1961 James Wilson I (1766–1839), US congressman James Wilson II (1797–1881), US congressman John Wilson (1777–1848), US congressman Elizabeth Yates (1905–2001), Newbury medalist, author of 26 books including Amos Fortune, Free Man In popular culture The town was a model for the play Our Town, written by Thornton Wilder while in residence at the MacDowell Colony. His fictional town of Grover's Corners appears to have been named for Peterborough's Grove Street. The film The Sensation of Sight was shot entirely in Peterborough. See also New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 206: The MacDowell Graves New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 210: Settler's Rock New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 244: Revolutionary War Drummer William Diamond New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 270: Miller State Park, New Hampshire's First State Park References External links Greater Keene and Peterborough Chamber of Commerce New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Populated places on the Underground Railroad Towns in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Towns in New Hampshire