This is a transcription of the Marlow, NH description from A Gazetteer of New Hampshire Containing Descriptions of all the Counties, Towns and Districts in the State by John Hayward, John P. Jewett (publisher), Boston, 1849.
MARLOW
CHESHIRE CO. Ashuelot River passes through almost the whole length of this town. There are no ponds of note, nor any mountains. The soil is rather wet, but considerably productive. There are large tracts of meadow land on Ashuelot River and other streams, of an excellent quality. The land is generally uneven, but not very rocky. It produces the various kinds of grain.
Boundaries. North by Acworth and Lempster, east by Washington and Stoddard, south by Gilsum, and west by Alstead.
First Settlers. Joseph Tubbs, Samuel and John Gustin, N. Royce, N. Miller, Nathan Huntley, and others.
First Minister. Rev. Caleb Blood, settled in 1778; dismissed in 1779. Rev. Eleazar Beckwith succeeded, and preached till his death in 1809.
Productions of the Soil. Indian corn, 1,287 bushels; potatoes, 32,450 bushels; hay, 1,609 tons; wool, 4,393 lbs.; maple sugar, 9,870 pounds.
Distances. Fifteen miles north from Keene, and fifty west by south from by Concord.