Gen. John Stark House was acquired by what textile manufacturer which founded Manchester, New Hampshire
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company was a textile manufacturer which founded Manchester, New Hampshire.
 From modest beginnings in near wilderness, it grew throughout the 19th century into the largest cotton textile plant in the world.
 At its peak, Amoskeag was unrivaled both for the quality and quantity of its products.
 But with great size came an inability to adapt.
 In the early 20th century, the business failed in changing economic and social conditions.
Gen. John Stark House
The Gen. John Stark House is a historic house museum at 2000 Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire.
 The house, a single-story Cape style farmhouse, was built in 1736 by Archibald Stark.
 Stark's son John, a hero of the American Revolutionary War, lived in this house from 1736 to 1765; it is where he brought his new bride Molly, and where two of their children were born.
 Originally located on Canal Street, the house remained in the Stark family until 1821.
 It was acquired by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in 1835, and used for worker housing.
 In 1937 the company donated the building to the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which restored the property and adapted it for use as a meeting site.
 It was moved to its present site, which is also on the original 800 acre Stark farm, in 1968.
Moulton's Regiment of Militia
Moulton's Regiment of Militia also known as the 3rd Regiment of New Hampshire Militia was first called up in April 1775 at Hampton, New Hampshire under the command of Col. Jonathan Moulton.
 The regiment garrisoned the New Hampshire seacoast after the British burned the town of Falmouth, Maine then part of Massachusetts.
 The regiment had a twenty-four-hour look-out at Little Boar's Head in North Hampton, New Hampshire where all the coastal shipping could be watched and warning giving to the local area in case of attack.
 Col. Moulton would lead the regiment in the Saratoga Campaign joining Gen. John Stark in northern New York.
 The regiment would spend the rest of the American Revolutionary War guarding the seacoast of New Hampshire. Langdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers
Langdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers was formed on July 21, 1777 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign.
 The company was formed by picked volunteers from other New Hampshire militia units.
 The company was with Stickney's and Hobart's regiments during the Battle of Bennington.
 Langdon's Company of Light Horse Volunteers would continue on in Stark's Brigade to cut off British Gen. John Burgoyne from retreat or supply after the Battle of Freeman's Farm.
 The company would also take part in Gen. John Sullivan's campaign in Rhode Island in 1778.
 The company was disbanded in the fall of 1778. John Stark Regional High School
John Stark Regional High School is a coeducational regional public high school in Weare, New Hampshire serving the communities of Weare and Henniker, New Hampshire.
 It is part of School Administrative Unit (SAU) 24, and is administered by the John Stark School District.
 John Stark Regional is named after General John Stark, who served in the American Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Hobart's Regiment of Militia
Hobart's Regiment of Militia also known as the 12th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up on July 21, 1777 at Plymouth, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign.
 Hobart's Regiment along with Hale's and Stickney's Regiment would assault Friedrich Baum's redoubt from the front (east) during the Battle of Bennington as Nichols' attacked from the rear (west) and Simonds' attacked from the south.
 Hobart's Regiment would continue on in Stark's Brigade to cut off British Gen. John Burgoyne from retreat or supply after the Battle of Freeman's Farm.
 The regiment would be disbanded on October 26, 1777 in northern New York. Hale's Regiment of Militia
Hale's Regiment of Militia also known as the 15th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was at Fort Ticonderoga during the spring and summer of 1776 reinforcing the Continental Army garrison.
 The regiment was again called up on July 21, 1777 at Rindge, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga Campaign.
 On August 16, 1777 Hale's regiment along with Hobart's Regiment and Stickney's Regiment made the main attack on Friedrich Baum's redoubt during the Battle of Bennington as Nichols' attacked from the rear (west) and Simonds' attacked from the south.
 Hale's Regiment would continue on in Stark's Brigade to cut off British Gen. John Burgoyne from retreat or supply after the Battle of Freeman's Farm.
 The regiment was also part of Gen. John Sullivan's army at the unsuccessful Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. Moore's Regiment of Militia
Moore's Regiment of Militia also known as the 9th New Hampshire Militia Regiment was called up at Lyndeborough, New Hampshire on September 29, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign.
 The regiment marched quickly to join the gathering forces of Gen. Horatio Gates as he faced British Gen. John Burgoyne in northern New York.
 The regiment served in Gen. William Whipple's brigade of New Hampshire militia.
 With the surrendered of Burgoyne's Army on October 17 the regiment was disbanded on October 27, 1777.
 Gen. John Stark gave to the regiment a Brass captured at the Battle of Bennington. Gen. George Stark House
The Gen. George Stark House is a historic house at 22 Concord Street in Nashua, New Hampshire.
 The 2-1/2 story wood frame house, built in 1856, is one New Hampshire's finest Italianate houses.
 It was built by George Stark, a Manchester native and civil engineer who worked on railroad projects across northern New England.
 He became superintendent of the Nashua and Lowell Railroad in 1857.
 Design inspiration for the house came from Andrew Jackson Downing's works.
 The house was used for many years of the 20th century by the local congregation of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Stickney's Regiment of Militia
Stickney's Regiment of Militia, also known as the 11th New Hampshire Militia Regiment, was at Fort Ticonderoga during the spring of 1777 reinforcing the Continental Army garrison.
 The regiment was again called up on July 21, 1777, at Pembroke, New Hampshire for Gen. John Stark's Brigade gathering at Charlestown, New Hampshire during the Saratoga campaign.
 Part of Stickney's Regiment under Lt. Col. Nataniel Emerson was sent to Otter Creek on August 4 to clear out any remaining Loyalists.
 On August 16, 1777, Stickney's regiment, along with Hale's and Hobart's Regiment, made the main attack on Friedrich Baum's redoubt during the Battle of Bennington as Nichols' attacked from the rear (west) and Simonds' attacked from the south.
 Lt. Col. Emerson's detachment arrived along with Seth Warner's Green Mountain Boys in time to rout Heinrich von Breymann's reinforcements.
 Stickney's Regiment would continue on in Stark's Brigade to cut off British Gen. John Burgoyne from retreat or supply after the Battle of Freeman's Farm.
 The regiment would be disbanded on October 26, 1777, in northern New York.