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4 days ago · Professor of History, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Author of Colonial New Hampshire: A History and others.
3 days ago · It is New Hampshire’s oldest settlement, second oldest city, first capital, and only seaport. In 1623 a fishing settlement was built at the river’s mouth. First called Piscataqua and then Strawbery Banke, it became a bustling colonial port.
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5 days ago · News about Portsmouth from Fosters.com. David and Amias Thomson were the first settlers in colonial New Hampshire in 1623, yet today, few know their name or their story, yet many claim their founding date of 1623.
18 hours ago · New constitutions were drawn up in each state to supersede royal charters. They proclaimed that they were now states, no longer colonies. On January 5, 1776, New Hampshire ratified the first state constitution. In May 1776, Congress voted to suppress all forms of crown authority, to be replaced by locally created authority.
- 1765 to 1783
5 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.
5 days ago · William Bradford (born March 1590, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England—died May 9, 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.]) was the governor of the Plymouth colony for 30 years, who helped shape and stabilize the political institutions of the first permanent colony in New England.
5 days ago · Quick Tips for using this 1790 Historical New Hampshire Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name ...
