Bank of New Hampshire Derry Road C 1976

In August 1970 the Bank of New Hampshire president, Davis P. Thurber, announced the purchase of land at the northern part of the 20th Century Shopping Center on the Derry Road and their plans to build a branch office as a free-standing unit.  This bank celebrated its opening in January 1971 under the management of Edward Kerouac.  The Hudson Board of Selectmen; Frank Nutting, Stanley Alukonis, and James Hetzer; Chamber of Commerce President, Don MacIntyre; and officials of the Bank were present at the ribbon cutting ceremony.  The bank offered longer hours, more services, and drive-up banking.  The Bank of New Hampshire was the former Second National Bank of Nashua.

In  2005, by vote of the shareholders, the bank became a division of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.Still doing business at the Derry Street location the name is now TD Bank.  Photo from the Historical Society collection.