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ID: 7013989
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Record Type: administrative |
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Manchester (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 071 27 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -71.4500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located along Amoskeag Falls of Merrimack River in S central New Hampshire; state's largest city; canal gave navigational operation to Boston; until 1930s economy dependent on cotton mills, eventually replaced by industrialization. |
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| Manchester (preferred,C,V)
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............ | was renamed in 1810 by Samuel Bloget, who had seen barge canals in Mancester, England & constructed site's canal |
| Old Harry's Town (H,V)
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| Tyngstown (H,V)
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............ | when it was granted to Captain Tyng's men by Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1735 |
| Derryfield (H,V)
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............ | incorporated surrounding area in 1751 |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1722 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1846 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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produces textiles, rubber & leather goods, automobile accessories & electrical equipment |
| agricultural center (C) |
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originally noted for fisheries, today known for dairy products |
| educational center (C) |
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houses Saint Anselm College, New Hampshire College & Notre Dame College |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes Manchester Institute of Arts & Sciences, Currier Gallery of Arts & Manchester Historic Association Museum & Library |
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