A Harrisville, New Hampshire was a well?preserved 19th-century mill town in Cheshire County, known for maintaining its early industrial landscape with remarkable integrity. First settled around a 1774 sawmill and gristmill at Twitchell's Mills, the town was incorporated in 1870 from portions of five neighboring communities. Harrisville prospered as a textile center after the Manchester & Keene Railroad opened in 1878, and the stone and brick Cheshire Mills — named for mill owner Milan Harris — operated until 1970 while retaining their mid?19th?century appearance. The mill complex and surrounding village later became the Harrisville Historic District, a National Historic Landmark celebrated for its red brick mills reflected in Harrisville Pond. The town also supported long?running woolen production and, beginning in 1971, Harrisville Designs, a nationally known textile company. Its historic general store, established in 1838, remained a community anchor, and annual Old Home Days continued to reinforce local identity. - AsNotedIn