New Hampshire, United States Genealogy

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About the State :

New Hampshire has a total area of 9,304 sq miles (24,097 sq km), comprising 9,027 sq miles (23,380 sq km) of land and 277 sq miles (717 sq km) of inland water.

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

Elevation The highest point is Mount Washington at 6,288 feet (1,918 m); lowest point is sea level; approximate mean elevation is 1,000 feet (305 m).

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Did You Know?

 * Of the thirteen original colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from Mother England -- a full six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
 * The highest wind speed recorded at ground level is at Mt. Washington, on April 12, 1934. The winds were three times as fast as those in most hurricanes.
 * New Hampshire is the only state that ever played host at the formal conclusion of a foreign war. In 1905, Portsmouth was the scene of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War.
 * The first potato planted in the United States was at Londonderry Common Field in 1719.
 * In 1833 the first free public library in the United States was established in Peterborough.

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