"This is the Twin Peaks of New Hampshire."
--The Muse
The first person to settle in what is now Dublin, New Hampshire was some possibly crazy person named William Thornton, who wandered outside the Peterborough, New Hampshire line and built a cabin here. He only stuck around for a couple of years before moving on. It was not until later in the 18th century that a bunch of people descended from Ulster Protestants set up camp in what became known as Monadnock No. 3, possibly the worst name for a town in history, or at least right up there.
Land speculation in the area was done by Masonian Proprietors for apparently no good reason. The entire area is a rocky wasteland, pretty but fairly useless for agriculture and livestock activities. Dublin is one of three towns with the highest elevations in New Hampshire with an elevation of 1439 feet and it rests at the foot of Mount Monadnock, with Lake Dublin providing the start for many of the hiking trails that lead up to the summit of the mountain. Regardless, the town established itself in 1775 and had over a thousand residents by 1800.