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Concord (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 12 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.2000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 071 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -71.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Merrimack river; boundary with Massachusetts was in dispute 1741-1762; town developed with printing industry; later expanded with introduction of carriage-making & railroad industries, & granite quarrying. |
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| Concord (preferred,C,V)
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............ | renamed in 1765 after site given to New Hampshire from Massachusetts |
| Rumford (H,V)
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............ | was incorporated in 1733 by Massachusetts |
| Penacook Plantation (H,V)
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............ | was granted as a site by Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1725 |
| Penacook (C,V)
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Concord (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was granted by Massachusetts Bay Colony as Penacock Plantation in 1725 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1853 |
| state capital (C) |
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since 1808 |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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for electrical equipment, leather goods, wood products & textiles |
| quarrying center (C) |
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for granite which was used for State House in 1819 & for Library of Congress in Washington, DC |
| educational center (C) |
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houses New Hampshire Technical Institute & St. Paul's School |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes New Hampshire Historical Society's museum & is birthplace of Mary Baker Eddy who was founder of Christian Science |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
New Hampshire .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007564] |
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