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New Hampshire Vacation Fun Facts

New Hampshire Highlights:
1826 to 1835

In 1827, Lewis Downing and J. Stephens Abbot built the first Concord Coach in Concord, New Hampshire, celebrated world-wide for its leather belt suspension.

In 1828, women mill workers at the Cocheco Mills in Dover, New Hampshire, went on strike to protest new mill regulations, in what became known as the Factory Girls Strike. It was the first women's strike in the U.S.

Built in 1829, the 278-foot-long Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge in Woodsville, New Hampshire is thought to be the oldest covered bridge still standing in the United States. Location: Quarter mile north of U.S. Route 302 in Woodsville Village on N.H. Route 135 over the Ammonoosuc River.
Web: http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/bridges/p51.html.

As editor of Ladies Magazine (1828-36) and Godey's Lady's Book (1837-77), Sarah Josepha Hale of Newport, New Hampshire, elevated the status of women and the importance of American literature. She was the first women's magazine editor in America.

The Peterborough Town Library, established in 1833, was the first library supported by public taxation.

Peterborough Library,
Peterborough Chamber of Commerce,
P O Box 401, Peterborough, New Hampshire 03458; 603-924-7234; Fax: 603-924-7235.
Web: http://www.peterboroughchamber.com.