New Ipswich in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Site of Wilder's Chair Factory

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 2022

1. Site of Wilder's Chair Factory Marker

Inscription.
In 1810, Peter Wilder, with his son-in-law Abijah Wetherbee, established the Wilder Chair Shop here in Wilder Village. Josiah P. Wilder and some of his brothers, sons of Peter, made over 25,000, spindleback wooden seated chairs in forty or more designs. Stools, settees and rockers were also made here until the freshet of 1869 when the dam went out.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 42° 47.212′ N, 71° 55.594′ W. Marker is in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County. It is on Turnpike Road (New Hampshire Route 124) east of Nashua Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Ipswich NH 03071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Manchester.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Toll House and Toll Gate (approx. 2.3 miles away); Temple Glass Factory (approx. 4.4 miles away); Village Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); The War Of The Rebellion (approx. 6.3 miles away); Old Russell Hill Bridge (approx. 8.1 miles away); Uncle Sam’s House (approx. 8.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away in Massachusetts); Honor Roll (approx. 9.6 miles away in Massachusetts).

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, June 2022

2. Site of Wilder's Chair Factory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.