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2 days ago · 01. Rocky Soil: The soil in New England was rocky and not ideal for farming, which led colonists to focus on other industries like fishing and shipbuilding. 02. Harsh Winters: Winters were long and harsh, which made survival challenging but also helped reduce the spread of diseases. 03.
5 days ago · Early Settlers of New Hampshire. THEY CAME TO FISH. In the beginning was the fisherman. And the fisherman came to New Hampshire to fish. His trip was paid for by English investors who did quite well at first. Then they tried to settle a colony and lost their shirts. New Hampshire's rich proprietor grew poorer. But some NH colonists stayed anyway.
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3 days ago · The city of Dover has a long and colorful history spanning nearly four centuries. Its earliest days as a colonial seaport led to a successful shipbuilding industry in the 1700s, and it flourished in the 19th century as the nation's leading manufacturer of cotton goods. The development of a brick industry spanned decades of successful mill ...
5 days ago · View this 1870 Historical New Hampshire Counties map tool. The historical New Hampshire counties will be displayed on the map, and you can also overlay present day counties, townships and more.
2 days ago · 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 smallest by area and the ...
1 day ago · The Thirteen Colonies in their traditional groupings were: the New England Colonies ( New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut ); the Middle Colonies ( New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware ); and the Southern Colonies ( Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia ). [2]
3 days ago · He represented New Hampshire at the Continental Congress for one term and became treasurer of the state upon his father's death in 1783. He was elected governor as a Federalist in 1794 and held that post intermittently for a total of 14 years, the longest any man has held this office since Colonial times. He died in 1828 at age 75.
