New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
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37 Facts About New Hampshire
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New Hampshire was inhabited for thousands of years by Algonquian-speaking peoples such as the Abenaki.
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The Province of New Hampshire was established in 1629, named after the English county of Hampshire.
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New Hampshire was one of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule during the American Revolution.
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New Hampshire was a Jacksonian stronghold; the state sent Franklin Pierce to the White House in the election of 1852.
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New Hampshire is part of the six-state New England region of the Northeastern United States.
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Largest of New Hampshire's lakes is Lake Winnipesaukee, which covers 71 square miles in the east-central part of New Hampshire.
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New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any state in the United States, approximately 18 miles long.
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About 7 miles offshore are the Isles of Shoals, nine small islands (four of which are in New Hampshire) known as the site of a 19th-century art colony founded by poet Celia Thaxter, and the alleged location of one of the buried treasures of the pirate Blackbeard.
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New Hampshire is in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome.
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In 2016, a Gallup Poll found that New Hampshire was the least religious state in the United States.
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New Hampshire experienced a major shift in its economic base during the 20th century.
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New Hampshire today has a broad-based and growing economy, with a state GDP growth rate of 2.
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The issue of taxation is controversial in New Hampshire, which has a property tax but no broad sales tax or income tax.
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In 2016 and 2017, New Hampshire obtained more of its electricity generation from wind power than from coal-fired power plants.
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New Hampshire has potential for renewable energies like wind power, hydroelectricity, and wood fuel.
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However, the state's overall tax burden is relatively low; in 2010 New Hampshire ranked 8th-lowest among states in combined average state and local tax burden.
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New Hampshire is an alcoholic beverage control state, and through the State Liquor Commission takes in $100million from the sale and distribution of liquor.
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New Hampshire is the only state in the U S that does not require adults to wear seat belts in their vehicles.
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New Hampshire has a bifurcated executive branch, consisting of the governor and a five-member executive council which votes on state contracts worth more than $5, 000 and "advises and consents" to the governor's nominations to major state positions such as department heads and all judgeships and pardon requests.
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New Hampshire is a "Dillon Rule" state, meaning the state retains all powers not specifically granted to municipalities.
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New Hampshire municipalities are classified as towns or cities, which differ primarily by the form of government.
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New Hampshire has a small number of unincorporated areas that are titled as grants, locations, purchases, or townships.
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New Hampshire is socially liberal like the rest of New England, and is the least religious state in the Union as of a 2016 Gallup poll.
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New Hampshire is internationally known for the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the quadrennial American presidential election cycle.
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Between 1856 and 1988, New Hampshire cast its electoral votes for the Democratic presidential ticket six times: Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D Roosevelt (three times), and Lyndon B Johnson (once).
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In 2012, New Hampshire became the first state in U S history to elect an all-female federal delegation: Democratic Congresswomen Carol Shea-Porter of Congressional District 1 and Ann McLane Kuster of Congressional District 2 accompanied U S Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte in 2013.
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New Hampshire elected Frank Guinta for its First Congressional District representative and Ann Kuster (D) for its Second Congressional District representative.
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Free State Project is a movement founded in 2001 to recruit at least 20, 000 libertarians to move to a single low-population state (New Hampshire, was selected in 2003), in order to concentrate libertarian activism around a single region.
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The Free State Project emphasizes decentralized decision making, encouraging new movers and prior residents of New Hampshire to participate in a way the individual mover deems most appropriate.
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New Hampshire has a well-maintained, well-signed network of Interstate highways, U S highways, and state highways.
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New Hampshire has 25 public-use airports, three with some scheduled commercial passenger service.
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New Hampshire has more than 80 public high schools, many of which serve more than one town.
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New Hampshire is the home of several prestigious university-preparatory schools, such as Phillips Exeter Academy, St Paul's School, Proctor Academy, Brewster Academy, and Kimball Union Academy.
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon is an oval track and road course that has been visited by national motorsport championship series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, American Canadian Tour, the Champ Car and the IndyCar Series.
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In summer and early autumn, New Hampshire is home to many county fairs, the largest being the Hopkinton State Fair, in Contoocook.
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