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New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by 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 smallest by area and the tenth least populous, with slightly more than 1.3 million residents as of the 2020 census. Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city. New Hampshire's motto, "Live Free or Die", reflects its role in the American Revolutionary War; its nickname, "The Granite State", refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries. It is well known nationwide for holding the first primary (after the Iowa caucus) in the U.S. presidential election cycle, and for its resulting influence on American electoral politics.

New Hampshire was inhabited for thousands of years by Algonquian-speaking peoples such as the Abenaki. Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, with the English establishing some of the earliest non-indigenous settlements. The Province of New Hampshire was established in 1629, named after the English county of Hampshire. Following mounting tensions between the British colonies and the crown during the 1760s, New Hampshire saw one of the earliest overt acts of rebellion, with the seizing of Fort William and Mary from the British in 1774. In January 1776, it became the first of the British North American colonies to establish an independent government and state constitution; six months later, it signed the United States Declaration of Independence and contributed troops, ships, and supplies in the war against Britain. In June 1788, it was the ninth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, bringing that document into effect.

Through the mid-19th century, New Hampshire was an active center of abolitionism, and fielded close to 32,000 soldiers for the Union during the U.S. Civil War. After the war, the state saw rapid industrialization and population growth, becoming a center of textile manufacturing, shoemaking, and papermaking; the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester was at one time the largest cotton textile plant in the world. The Merrimack and Connecticut rivers were lined with industrial mills, most of which employed workers from Canada and Europe; French Canadians formed the most significant influx of immigrants, and today roughly a quarter of all New Hampshire residents claim French American ancestry, second only to Maine. (Full article...)

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Mariano Gagnon OFM, born Joseph Theodore Gagnon (October 7, 1929 – April 28, 2017) was an American Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, who served as a missionary in Peru. Gagnon founded the Cutivereni mission in Peru's Ene River valley to assist the indigenous Asháninka people who were being forced out of their homes in the jungle by settlers. He would later become known for his work helping arm the Asháninka and eventually helping some Asháninka flee Cutivereni when it was facing attack from Shining Path guerrillas during the Internal conflict in Peru. He later wrote about his experiences during the conflict in the book Warriors in Eden. (Full article...)

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Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.

Born in Claremont, New Hampshire, Cochran was the second of four siblings of the famous "Skiing Cochrans" family of Richmond, Vermont, which has operated a small ski area in their backyard since 1961. Her father, Gordon "Mickey" Cochran, was a longtime coach, coaching youngsters of the Smuggler's Notch Ski Club, the University of Vermont Ski Team, and the U.S. Ski Team. The family has placed several generations of athletes on the U.S Ski Team: three-time national champion sister Marilyn, Barbara Ann, nine-time national champion brother Bob, and two-time national champion sister Lindy. The family's next generation includes niece Jessica Kelley, nephews Jimmy Cochran, Roger Brown, Tim Kelley, Robby Kelley, and son, Ryan Cochran-Siegle. (Full article...)

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Image 1Thompson Hall, at UNH, was built in 1892. (from New Hampshire)
Image 2Main Street, Nashua (from New Hampshire)
Image 3Fort William and Mary in 1705 (from New Hampshire)
Image 4Downtown Manchester (from New Hampshire)
Image 5Dartmouth College before a debate in 2008 (from New Hampshire)
Image 6Manchester–Boston Regional Airport from the air (from New Hampshire)
Image 7Downtown Manchester (from New Hampshire)
Image 8Autumn leaves on many hardwood trees in New Hampshire turn colors, attracting many tourists (from New Hampshire)
Image 9Site of first house in New Hampshire, present mansion constructed in 1750, by Gov. W. B. Wentworth, New York Public Library (from New Hampshire)
Image 10Farmers' market of Mack's Apples (from New Hampshire)
Image 11The historical coat of arms of New Hampshire, from 1876 (from New Hampshire)
Image 12Manchester–Boston Regional Airport from the air (from New Hampshire)
Image 131922 map of New Hampshire published in the bulletin of the Brown Company in Berlin (from New Hampshire)
Image 14Map of New Hampshire, with roads, rivers, and major cities (from New Hampshire)
Image 15Autumn leaves on many hardwood trees in New Hampshire turn colors, attracting many tourists (from New Hampshire)
Image 16Site of first house in New Hampshire, present mansion constructed in 1750, by Gov. W. B. Wentworth, New York Public Library (from New Hampshire)
Image 17Mount Adams (5,774 ft or 1,760 m) is part of New Hampshire's Presidential Range. (from New Hampshire)
Image 181922 map of New Hampshire published in the bulletin of the Brown Company in Berlin (from History of New Hampshire)
Image 19Köppen climate types of New Hampshire, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from New Hampshire)
Image 20Main Street, Nashua (from New Hampshire)
Image 21Shaded relief map of New Hampshire (from New Hampshire)
Image 22Largest reported ancestry groups in New Hampshire by town as of 2013. Dark purple indicates Irish, light purple English, pink French, turquoise French Canadian, dark blue Italian, and light blue German. Gray indicates townships with no reported data. (from New Hampshire)
Image 23Shaded relief map of New Hampshire (from New Hampshire)
Image 24Dartmouth College's Baker Library (from New Hampshire)
Image 25Broadside statement of Congress of the Colony of New Hampshire, referencing "sudden & abrupt departure" of Royal Governor John Wentworth, January 1776 (from History of New Hampshire)
Image 26The New Hampshire State House in Concord (from New Hampshire)
Image 27The New Hampshire State House in Concord (from New Hampshire)
Image 28Saint Anselm College has held several national debates on campus. (from New Hampshire)
Image 29Map showing several claims and disputed borders between 1691-1775 (from History of New Hampshire)
Image 30Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee Mountains (from New Hampshire)
Image 31Köppen climate types of New Hampshire, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from New Hampshire)
Image 32Saint Anselm College has held several national debates on campus. (from New Hampshire)
Image 331922 map of New Hampshire published in the bulletin of the Brown Company in Berlin (from New Hampshire)
Image 34Mount Adams (5,774 ft or 1,760 m) is part of New Hampshire's Presidential Range. (from New Hampshire)
Image 35Dartmouth College's Baker Library (from New Hampshire)
Image 36Dartmouth College before a debate in 2008 (from New Hampshire)
Image 37Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee Mountains (from New Hampshire)
Image 38Farmers' market of Mack's Apples (from New Hampshire)
Image 39The historical coat of arms of New Hampshire, from 1876 (from New Hampshire)
Image 40Fort William and Mary in 1705 (from New Hampshire)
Image 41Order by John Taylor Gilman, State Treasurer and later Governor, 1784 (from History of New Hampshire)
Image 42Largest reported ancestry groups in New Hampshire by town as of 2013. Dark purple indicates Irish, light purple English, pink French, turquoise French Canadian, dark blue Italian, and light blue German. Gray indicates townships with no reported data. (from New Hampshire)
Image 43Fort William and Mary in 1705 (from History of New Hampshire)
Image 44Map of New Hampshire, with roads, rivers, and major cities (from New Hampshire)
Image 45Thompson Hall, at UNH, was built in 1892. (from New Hampshire)
Image 46Map of the Republic of Indian Stream (from History of New Hampshire)

Did you know -

... that The West Wing's "Hartsfield's Landing" is a homage to three tiny towns in New Hampshire?
... that Thomas Flatley compared closing WNHT television in Concord, New Hampshire, to putting down his dog?
... that one New Hampshire TV station was reportedly dying since its first moment on air?
... that the Nashua and Lowell Railroad was the first railroad built in the state of New Hampshire?
... that Betty Hall introduced a New Hampshire bill that would have petitioned the United States Congress to impeach George W. Bush?
... that in the 1990s, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire was the largest third party in the United States in terms of state legislators since the Socialist Party of America in the 1930s?

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