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  1. Eastern red bats, raccoons, white-tailed deer, and moose are among New Hampshire’s mammals. The state is home to birds such as great horned owls, hairy woodpeckers, and nighthawks. Common reptiles include black racer snakes, painted turtles, and snapping turtles. And amphibians like bullfrogs, salamanders, and American toads live throughout ...

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  2. Timeline. 1603 - Englishman Martin Pring explores New Hampshire. 1623 - The first settlements are established at Rye and Dover. 1679 - New Hampshire is made a province of England. 1741 - New Hampshire splits from Massachusetts and becomes an English colony.

  3. Fast facts and interesting information about the founding, establishment, geography, climate, religion, history, natural resources, raw material, industries and the famous historical people associated with the New Hampshire Colony of Colonial America.

  4. Oct 16, 2023 · Founding: 17th century–1775. Main page: Province of New Hampshire. Fort William and Mary in 1705. The colony that became the state of New Hampshire was founded on the division in 1629 of a land grant given in 1622 by the Council for New England to Captain John Mason (former governor of Newfoundland) and Sir Ferdinando Gorges (who founded Maine).

  5. Feb 9, 2024 · Facts about the history, geography, and people of Colonial New Hampshire, which was one of the 13 Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain. New Hampshire started in 1623 and spent many years under the control of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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  7. Nov 8, 2020 · Fast Facts: New Hampshire Colony. Also Known As: Royal Province of New Hampshire, Upper Province of Massachusetts. Named After: Hampshire, England. Founding Year: 1623. Founding Country: England. First Known European Settlement: David Thomson, 1623; William and Edward Hilton, 1623. Residential Indigenous Communities: Pennacook and Abenaki ...

  8. Nov 9, 2009 · One of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire was the first state to have its own constitution. It was the 9th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution–the final state needed to put the document ...