Born October 11, 1872, in a modest cottage
1.7 miles southeast of here on Horseshoe Road,
Stone graduated from Amherst College and
Columbia Law School, returning to the latter
as Dean, 1910-1924. Attorney General in President Coolidge’s . . . — — Map (db m74560) HM
A tribute to
Francis Parnell Murphy
Born in this town
August 16, 1877
Governor of New Hampshire
1937 - 1940
Donor of this memorial
in memory of his mother
Ellen Lambert Murphy
with the expressed wish
that it serve as a . . . — — Map (db m230566) HM
Here was born, on October 9, 1860
Leonard Wood
Commander of the Rough Riders
Governor of Cuba
Chief-of-Staff of the United States Army
Governor-General of the Philippines — — Map (db m230523) HM WM
Friends, colleagues, and admirers of executive
councilor Raymond s. Burton gathered here on
November 1, 2013, against a backdrop of the famed
Mount Washington Hotel, the path of the famous
cog railway and the majestic presidential range, . . . — — Map (db m162612) HM
New Hampshire has held the first-in-the-nation presidential primaries since 1920. With the first presidential "beauty contest" in 1952, our citizens have personally met the candidates and by popular ballot have declared their preference for their . . . — — Map (db m74566) HM
The Lodge atop Mt. Prospect was the summer home of John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926), renowned "Father of the Eastern National Forests," author of The Weeks Act, passed by the U.S. Congress, March 1, 1911. The Act enables the government to buy . . . — — Map (db m77613) HM
Governor Berry led the state through the Civil
War. As one of its signers, he read the Altoona (PA)
Conference letter to Pres. Lincoln in Washington.
The letter pledges 22 governors' support of the
Union cause via a commitment to provide . . . — — Map (db m137300) HM
Proprietor of more than half the Town of Holderness, this jurist, congressman and senator was New Hampshire’s first attorney general and second chief justice. In 1788 he spurred the State’s approval of the proposed Federal Constitution, thus . . . — — Map (db m74570) HM
Born in Francestown, this ardent Jacksonian rose to hold some of the nation's highest offices. After serving his state as legislator, judge, and Governor, he became
U. S. Senator, Secretary of Navy, Secretary of Treasury, and U.S. Supreme Court . . . — — Map (db m225997) HM
The Pierce Homestead was built in 1804 by Benjamin Pierce, a general in the American Revolution, twice governor of New Hampshire (1827-28, 1829-30), and father of Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States (1853-57). Franklin Pierce . . . — — Map (db m83659) HM
On January 25, 1960 this City Hall Plaza
was John F. Kennedy's first campaign stop
in the nation for the Presidency of
the United States of America
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"Let the word go forth from this time and place,
to friend and foe . . . — — Map (db m230594) HM
Birthplace of William Pitt Fessenden. Born Oct. 6, A.D. 1806. United States Senator from Maine for thirteen years. Secretary of the U.S. Treasury 1864-1865. — — Map (db m66404) HM
Near this spot A.D. 1805 stood the first law office of Daniel Webster the great interpreter of the American Constitution. One of the world's great orators. "Liberty and Union, one and inseparable, now and forever." — — Map (db m66772) HM
First owned by Daniel Webster in 1805. Sold in 1807 to to his brother Ezekiel, who occupied it until his death in 1829. Eminent as a lawyer and legislator, foremost in all good works, Ezekiel Webster's early death was an irreparable loss to the . . . — — Map (db m43498) HM
Just north of this point, on the boundary between Bow and Concord a large cavalcade of enthusiastic citizens met President Jackson and escorted him to New Hampshire’s Capital. His official reception by the State Government on the following day, . . . — — Map (db m77801) HM
This house, on land long occupied
by Revolutionary Veteran Joshua
Thompson, was built by Charles Graham
about 1836. Styles Bridges, Governor
of New Hampshire (1935-36) and U.S.
Senator for 25 years thereafter,
lived here from 1946 until his . . . — — Map (db m129723) HM
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of New Hampshire by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive . . . — — Map (db m76426) HM
Fourteenth President of the United States Born at Hillsborough New Hampshire November 23, 1804 A lawyer who loved his profession and was a great leader in it. Member New Hampshire Legislature at 25 and Speaker at 27 Congressman at 29 United States . . . — — Map (db m81834) HM
Near this site, on land just north of the Governor Hill Block at 58-62 North Main Street, was the first home in Concord of Isaac Hill, printer, bookseller, publisher, U.S. Senator and Governor of New Hampshire. It was here that Hill began his . . . — — Map (db m117580) HM
”Wanting not only for ourselves but for others also, a fairer chance for all people everywhere.”
World War I pilot, New Hampshire’s youngest governor, and first head of Social Security, he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to . . . — — Map (db m115918) HM
On this historical site built – 1751 the first framed meeting house where the New Hampshire Convention ratified the Federal Constitution thereby assuring its adoption June 21, 1788 A memorial to the soldiers of this town who took part in the . . . — — Map (db m105458) HM
Since 1920, New Hampshire has held its presidential primary election before any other state. Changes in New Hampshire law in 1949 made the primary a direct selection of presidential aspirants, not a mere choice of delegates pledged to specific . . . — — Map (db m115923) HM
The convention of delegates from 175 New Hampshire towns took place on June 21, 1788, in the Old North Meeting House which stood on this site from 1751 until destroyed by fire in 1870. The delegates approved the proposed Federal Constitution by . . . — — Map (db m130008) HM
On this spot, consecrated to religion and learning, was erected in 1751, the first framed Meeting House in Concord, which was used for ninety one years as a place of worship by The First Congregational Society of the town, and within whose walls . . . — — Map (db m115943) HM
Built by her father, Capt. Caleb Page, c. 1759,
this was Molly Page's home in her youth and
as the wife of Gen. John Stark. Their first
son, Caleb, who served with his illustrious
father during the Revolution, was born here,
as was Molly''s . . . — — Map (db m130082) HM
Daniel Webster was born here January 18, 1782.
Statesman and lawyer, he served as U.S. Congressman
from New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
Senator from Massachusetts and Secretary of
State under Presidents Harrison, Tyler and
Fillmore. A noted . . . — — Map (db m131051) HM
Born in a house bordering this common, he migrated to Minneapolis in 1855. There, he, his brother George, and his nephew Charles, established the famous Pillsbury flour milling business. Three times elected Governor of Minnesota and noted . . . — — Map (db m88015) HM
On March 3, 1860, Abraham Lincoln delivered his final of four speeches in New Hampshire at Exeter Town Hall. Lincoln had strong ties to Exeter due to the influence of Amos Tuck, of this town, who is credited with the creation of the Republican . . . — — Map (db m88050) HM
Distinguished participant in the founding of the Republic as signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, and prominent in this State as Chief Justice of two courts and first holder of the title of Governor. An innovator . . . — — Map (db m75245) HM
Located in Market Square Seat of Colonial Government, 1758 - 1776 The Declaration of Independence was read from the Building, July 18, 1776 President George Washington spoke from the Balcony, October 31, 1789 — — Map (db m76461) HM
Born in Farmington February 16, 1812, Jeremiah Jones Colbath, this self-educated farm boy changed his name when of age to Henry Wilson. He became a teacher, member of Congress, United States Senator and took office as Vice President under President . . . — — Map (db m151943) HM
Rollinsford was the home of Charles C. Doe. Jurist, Judge of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice from 1876-1896. Upon graduation from Dartmouth College in 1849, he studied law at Harvard. His outstanding opinions as Chief Justice indicate his . . . — — Map (db m243004) HM
On June 11, 1995, President William Jefferson Clinton and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich met at the invitation of the Congress of Claremont Senior Citizens, Inc. to debate issues affecting senior citizens. During the . . . — — Map (db m109337) HM
