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💡 Interesting Facts

  • former First Lady of New Hampshire Gale Thomson ran a maple syrup business from her 19th century farmhouse in Orford?
  • one of the Sunken Forests of New Hampshire off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire, hasn't been above the surface of the Atlantic Ocean since 1978?
  • the assembly of the Vermont Republic voted in June 1781 to expand its borders into parts of New Hampshire and New York during the Haldimand Affair?
  • the volcanic ring dike at Pawtuckaway State Park (pictured), an important orienteering venue in New Hampshire, resembles a meteor impact crater?
  • former American Geological Institute president Samuel S. Adams was son of New Hampshire Governor Sherman Adams?
  • during 2002 and 2003, professional wrestler Justin McIsaac would make three-hour drives from New Hampshire to Massachusetts so he could compete in Yankee Pro Wrestling?
  • Jason Bedrick, a New Hampshire state representative, is that state's first Orthodox Jewish elected official?
  • John Bell, New Hampshire's 18th governor, was both the brother of 14th governor Samuel Bell and the father of 46th governor Charles Henry Bell?
  • Moose Brook State Park in New Hampshire is considered to be an excellent example of Civilian Conservation Corps design?
  • James W. Patterson, a Senator from New Hampshire, was a professor of mathematics, astronomy, and meteorology?