Timeline of Manchester, New Hampshire

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, United States.

Prior to 19th century

 * 1722 - John Goffe settles in Old Harry's Town, in the British Province of New Hampshire.
 * 1723 - A cabin was built and gradually a small settlement grew up.
 * 1727 - Tyngstown (or “Tyng’s Township”) established.
 * 1736 - The first sawmill was erected.
 * 1751 - Tyngstown rechartered as "Derryfield."
 * 1788 - Province becomes part of the State of New Hampshire.
 * 1796 - Derryfield Social Library founded.

19th century

 * 1807 - Canal built by Samuel Blodgett.
 * 1810
 * Derryfield renamed "Manchester."
 * Amoskeag Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Company incorporated.
 * 1823 - Population: 761.
 * 1839
 * Amoskeag Representative newspaper begins publication.
 * First Congregational Society incorporated.
 * First Baptist Church organized.
 * 1840 - Population: 3,235.
 * 1841
 * First Unitarian Church built.
 * Valley Cemetery laid out.
 * 1842 - Ann Bamford begins working in the Underground Railway
 * 1843 - Mennell's Circulating Library in business (approximate date).
 * 1844 - Manchester Athenaeum established.
 * 1846
 * City incorporated.
 * Manchester High School established.
 * 1849 - Manchester and Lawrence Railroad begins operating.
 * 1850
 * Manchester Daily Mirror newspaper begins publication.
 * City Missionary Society established.
 * 1851 - City hosts state fair.
 * 1852 - Manchester Gas Light Co. established.
 * 1854
 * Manchester City Library established.
 * Manchester Locomotive Works formed.
 * 1855 - First Presbyterian Church organized.
 * 1860 - Population: 8,841.
 * 1863 - Union Leader newspaper begins publication.
 * 1869
 * Hillsborough County seat relocated to Manchester from Amherst.
 * Cathedral of St. Joseph founded.
 * St. Joseph Cemetery in operation.
 * 1870
 * Turnverein organized.
 * Population: 23,509.
 * 1874 - Ash Street School built.
 * 1875 - Women's Aid Home organized.
 * 1880
 * Manchester Opera House Company organized.
 * Ste. Marie Church founded.
 * Population: 33,592.
 * 1883 - Union Publishing Co. incorporated.
 * 1885 - Young People's Christian Union organized.
 * 1886 - Devonshire Mills incorporated.
 * 1887
 * People's Baptist Church organized.
 * Novelty Advertising Co. incorporated.
 * 1889 - Saint Anselm College established in neighboring Goffstown.
 * 1890
 * Elliot Hospital founded.
 * Population: 44,126.
 * 1891 - Swedish Baptist Church organized.
 * 1892
 * Beech Street Grounds baseball stadium in operation.
 * Sacred Heart Hospital founded.
 * 1893 - Stark Park dedicated.
 * 1894
 * Manchester Children's Home organized.
 * Eureka Shoe Co. incorporated.
 * 1895
 * Manchester Historical Association established.
 * Varick Park sports complex in operation.
 * 1897 - Weston Observatory built.
 * 1898
 * Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences founded.
 * Manchester Camera Club organized.
 * 1900 - Population: 56,987.

20th century

 * 1906 - Strand Theatre in business in the former Opera House.
 * 1910
 * Population: 70,063.
 * Centennial celebration of city founding.
 * 1911 - Adath Yeshurun synagogue built.
 * 1912 - Empire Theater built.
 * 1913 - Textile Field sports stadium built.
 * 1914 - Palace Theatre and Public Library built.
 * 1922 - Manchester Central High School renamed, adding "Central".
 * 1923 - Manchester High School West established.
 * 1927 - Manchester Airport established.
 * 1929 - Currier Gallery of Art founded.
 * 1932 - New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science (now Southern New Hampshire University) founded.
 * 1935 - Amoskeag Mills close.
 * 1942 - Grenier Army Airfield dedicated.
 * 1945
 * State Trade School at Manchester founded.
 * Utility Worker's Credit Union formed.
 * 1950 - Zimmerman House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
 * 1954 - WMUR begins broadcasting.
 * 1960 - Manchester Memorial High School opens.
 * 1963 - John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum opens.
 * 1964 - The Derryfield School established.
 * 1966 - Grenier Air Force Base closes.
 * 1971 - McIntyre Ski Area opens.
 * 1972 - Hampshire Plaza building constructed.
 * 1973 - Manchester Transit Authority founded.
 * 1974 - New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra formed.
 * 1977 - Mall of New Hampshire opens.
 * 1980 - Population: 90,936.
 * 1982 - Manchester School of Technology established.
 * 1985 - University of New Hampshire at Manchester established.
 * 1988 - Sister city relationship established with Taichung, Taiwan.
 * 1990 - Franco-American Centre founded.
 * 1992
 * City Hall Plaza building constructed.
 * Sister city relationship established with Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany.
 * 1998
 * City website online (approximate date).
 * Islamic Society of Greater Manchester founded.
 * 1999 - Robert A. Baines becomes mayor.

21st century

 * 2000
 * Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Manchester campus opens.
 * Holy Family Academy established.
 * 2001
 * Civic arena opens.
 * Hippo newspaper begins publication.
 * 2005
 * Fisher Cats Ballpark opens.
 * Segway Fest held.
 * 2006
 * Manchester Daily Express newspaper begins publication.
 * Shooting of a police officer.
 * 2010
 * Ted Gatsas becomes mayor.
 * Population: 109,565.
 * 2018
 * Joyce Craig becomes mayor.
 * 2024
 * Jay Ruais becomes mayor.