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Home of The highest mountains in northeastern USA
Politics New England's most Republican state
Famous for Being the first to vote in US presidential primaries, which gives the
state enormous political influence for its size
Most extreme state motto Live Free or Die
Driving distances Boston to Portsmouth 60 miles, Portsmouth to Hanover 118
miles
History
Named in 1629 after the English county of Hampshire, New Hampshire was one of the
first American colonies to declare its independence from England in 1776. In the 19th
century industrialization boom, the state's leading city, Manchester, became such a
powerhouse that its textile mills were the world's largest.
New Hampshire played a high-profile role in 1944 when president Franklin D
Roosevelt gathered leaders from 44 Allied nations at remote Bretton Woods for a confer-
ence to rebuild global capitalism. It was at the Bretton Woods Conference that the World
Bank and the International Monetary Fund emerged.
In 1963 New Hampshire, long famed for its anti-tax sentiments, found another way to
raise revenue - by becoming the first state in the USA to have a legal lottery.
Information
Welcome centers are situated at major state border crossings, including one at the south
end of I-93 that's open 24/7.
New Hampshire Division of Parks & Recreation ( 603-271-3556; www.nhstateparks.org )
Offers information on a statewide bicycle route system and a very comprehensive camp-
ing guide.
New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development ( 603-271-2665;
www.visitnh.gov ) Information including ski conditions and fall foliage reports.
Union Leader ( www.unionleader.com ) The state's largest newspaper.
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