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The Origin of the New Hampshire Historical Society
Today the New Hampshire Historical Society has a strong presence in the state, and maintains several buildings to house the collections and the library of the society in Concord, New Hampshire. Even the collectors of history have a history of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Structures
Tagged Concord, farmer, first, historic, Historical, history, Jacob, John, Main, Merrimack County Bank, New Hampshire, NH, organization, Plumer, society, Street
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New Hampshire: First in the Nation Potato
Even the United States Potato Board agrees that Londonderry New Hampshire played a leading role in the growth of the potato as a foodstuff in the American colonies. Though not the first location on this continent where it became known … Continue reading
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Tagged crop, Derry, first, First In the Nation, grow, grown, Londonderry, nation, New Hampshire, NH, potato, potatoes, recipe
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Manchester NH’s First Casualty of WW1: Pvt. Henry John Sweeney (1897-1918)
Henry J. Sweeney is a name fairly well known to many of the citizens of Manchester, New Hampshire. The Henry J. Sweeney Post (American Legion) is active in the city, and the park of the same name on Manchester’s west … Continue reading
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New Hampshire’s First WW2 Naval Officer Killed: Manchester’s LTJG Ben Richard Bronstein (MC) USNR (1915-1942)
BRONSTEIN PARK, formerly known as Hanover Square is located on Hanover and Beech Streets in Manchester, New Hampshire. The official City of Manchester web site describes it as “the small, 2.84-acre park is located within walking distance of Central High … Continue reading
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Merrimack New Hampshire Goes Seismic
You would not think of bucolic Merrimack, New Hampshire as being in the epicenter of earthquakes–but it is now, sort of. The town’s public library now (as of April 4, 2014) owns New Hampshire’s first and only public seismograph. The … Continue reading
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Tagged classes, earthquake, first, greatest, history, Library, Merrimack, Merrimack Public Library, New Hampshire, NH, public, seismograph, strongest, students
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