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New Hampshire was named for Hampshire, England, by Captain John Mason.

New Hampshire became the 9th state on June 21, 1788. It was one of the original 13 colonies.

Concord is the seat of New Hampshire government. It is centrally located in the state on the Merrimack River.

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New Hampshire is located in northeastern United States. The total area of the state is 9,304 sq miles, comprising 9,027 sq miles of land and 277 sq miles of inland water.

New Hampshire is bordered on the north by the Canadian province of Quebec; on the east by Maine and the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by Massachusetts; and the on the west by Vermont.

New Hampshire has 1300 lakes or ponds and about 40 rivers with a total milage of about 41,800 miles.

The highest point is Mount Washington at 6,288 feet, the lowest point is sea level

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New Hampshire has 10 counties, 256 cities & towns.

Live Free or Die. The motto comes from a statement written by the Revolutionary General John Stark, hero of the Battle of Bennington.

New Hampshire is made up of seven very different regions

• The Seacoast
• Dartmouth / Lake Sunapee
• Lakes Region
• Merrimack Valley
• Monadnock Region
• White Mountains
• Great North Woods