Welcome to Visiting New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and became the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution. It is the only state with neither a general sales tax nor a personal income tax. It is internationally famous for the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the quadrennial U.S. presidential election cycle.
A number of famous people came from New Hampshire, they are:
- Senator Daniel Webster
- Horace Greeley, editor
- Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science
- Dan Brown, author
- Adam Sandler, comedian
- Sarah Silverman, comedian
- Seth Meyers, comedian
- President Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire's recreational attractions include skiing and other winter sports, observing the spectacular fall foliage, summer cottages along many lakes, motor sports at the New Hampshire International Speedway, home of NASCAR events and the Loudon Classic and Bike Week, a popular motorcycle rally assoicated with the Loudon Classic held in Laconia in June.
It is bounded by Quebec, Canada to the north and northwest, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Massachusetts to the south, and Vermont to the west.
New Hampshire's agricultural outputs are dairy products, nursey stock, cattle, apples, and eggs. Its industrial outputs are machinery, electric equipment, rubber and plastic products, and tourism.
New Hampshire has more than 150 public high schools, many of which serve more than one town. There are at least 20 private high schools in the state of New Hampshire, and dozens of colleges and universities.
Throughout the pages of this web site you will find some interesting, entertaining and helpful information about the state of New Hampshire in regards to:
- visiting or vacationing in New Hampshire
- New Hampshire's History
- Living and working in New Hampshire
Use the menu bar to your left and at the bottom of each page to navigate through the site.
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