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History of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. During the American Revolution, it was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule. One of the smallest U.S. states in area and population, it was part of New England's textile economy between the American Civil ...
New Hampshire's major regions are the Great North Woods, the White Mountains, the Lakes Region, the Seacoast, the Merrimack Valley, the Monadnock Region, and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee area. New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state, with a length of 18 miles (29 km), [24] sometimes measured as only 13 miles (21 km).
The New Hampshire Portal. New Hampshire (/ ˈhæmpʃər / HAMP-shər) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Of the 50 U.S. states, New Hampshire is the fifth ...
The New Hampshire Historical Society's headquarters at 30 Park Street, Concord. The New Hampshire Historical Society is an independent nonprofit organization that saves, preserves, and shares the history of New Hampshire. The organization is headquartered in Concord, the capital city of New Hampshire. Founded in 1823, the Society marked its ...
New Hampshire currently has 23 National Historic Landmarks; the most recent addition was The Epic of American Civilization murals located at Dartmouth College, added in 2013. Three of the sites— Canterbury Shaker Village, Harrisville Historic District, and the MacDowell Colony —are categorized as National Historic Landmark Districts.
The following table is a partial list of properties in the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. [3] [2] The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is the agency responsible for overseeing the State Register, and other state historic preservation programs. All properties added to the State Register through July 2012 are ...
This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total. History of New Hampshire by period (4 C) Pre-statehood history of New Hampshire (4 C, 19 P)
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of New Hampshire: New Hampshire – U.S. state in the New England region of the United States of America, named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It was one of the original thirteen states that founded the U.S.