GL CEventAchieved Statehood`CNote4New Hampshire became the 9th state on June 21, 1788.Thttp://www.state.nh.us/nhinfo/fastfact.html Taken from the Internet, June 26, 2001.American Civil WarGwww.historyplace.com/index.html Taken from the Internet June 20, 2001American RevolutionO ZNBegan with the Declaration of Independence and ended with the Treaty of Paris.[http://webpages.homestead.com/revwar/files/INDEX.HTM Taken from the Internet, July 3, 2001 Amy Beach}?NComposer and pianist. The most prominent female American composer of her time.iThe New Hampshire Almanac. webster.state.nh.us/nhinfo/people.html Taken from the Internet June 19, 2001.Arrival of Edward CranfieldPortsmouth, NHThis began a phase of political turmoil, as Cranfield had been appointed Lieutenant Governor specifically to thwart the growing resistance to royal authority. All of New England had become notorious for its refusal to abide by the Navigation Acts (a collection of regulations and taxes).VDaniell, Jere R. Colonial New Hampshire: A History, New York: KTO Press, 1981. p.83-87*Automobile to the summit of Mt. WashingtonIMt. Washington4This is the first automobile to drive to the summit.NH Time Line. estowns/newenglandus/manchesternh/library/weekly/aa022800.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%2BNew+%2BHampshire+%2Btimelines Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001.Battle for Bunker Hill_N Boston, MassMuch has been written of the heroism of the men of Massachusetts at Bunker Hill, but New Hampshire's role in that great patriotic undertaking has been minimized or at least under-publicized. More then 100 men from New Hampshire were in Col. Prescott's regiment...While we will probably never know the exact number of New Hampshiremen who served at Bunker Hill, it is reasonable to assume the figure is somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000-1300, virtually all the men New Hampshire had available._New Hampshire at Bunker Hill. http://seacoastnh.com Taken from the Internet, June 10, 2001.Climbing Mt. WashingtonMt. Washington>Darby Field is the first known person to climb Mt. Washington.NH Time Line. estowns/newenglandus/manchesternh/library/weekly/aa022800.htm?iam=dpile&terms=52BNew+%2BHampshire+%2Btimelines Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001. Cog Railway]|Mt. WashingtonSylvester Marsh, while climbing Mount Washington, encounters bad weather, causing him to pursue the idea of a railway up the mountain. In 1858, he applies to the NH Legislature for charters to build steam railways on Mounts Lafayette and Washington. On July 3rd, the Cog Railway is completed to the summit. President Ulysses S. Grant and his family are among the first passengers, in August.'http://www.cog-railway.com/timeline.htm(Declaration of Independence from EnglandLMNew Hampshire was the first state to declare itself independent from England.kThe New Hampshire Almanac. webster.state.nh.us/nhinfo/firsts.html Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001Dedication to Prince Whipple$ Portsmouth, NH125 years after the close of the American Revolution, a band of veterans placed a marker in the North Cemetery, dedicated to Prince Whipple, New Hampshire's foremost African-American representative of the War for Independence. As many as 180 of New Hampshire's African-Americans served in the war. Though he directly attended George washington, Prince Whipple's story is all but lost to history. His presence endures in one of the nation's best known historical paintings. One African-American face is visible in both famous renderings of "Washington Crossing the Delaware". That one face is the symbol of thousands of African-Americans who fought diligently for freedoms they would never enjoy.ehttp://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/blacks1.html#topopage Taken from the Internet, June 12, 2001.Dynasty of the Wentworths_NhThis family of aristocratic appointed governors ran New Hampshire in a benevolent and protective manner.>http://seacoastnh.com. Taken from the Internet, June 10, 2001Elizabeth Gardner BouguereauԦ Exeter, NHFA great American painter. She ran off to join the art scene in Paris, but was told that women were not welcome. With the permission of French police, she enrolled in an all-male art school, disguised as a man. Her professor unmasked, then fell in love with her. However, they remained unmarried until she was 59 and he was 71.As I pleae, by J. Dennis Robinson Vol. 5(6), March 30, 2001. http://seacoastnh.com/arts/please033001.html Taken from the Internet June 11, 2001.Epidemicj;q New EnglandNeither the cause nor the nature of the epidemic is known, but the results were disasterous for the natives. Approximately one third of the coastal Algonquin natives died.RDaniell, Jere R. Colonial New Hampshire: A History, New York: KTO Press, 1981. p.8Fast DayNew Hampshire's first recorded proclamation of a Fast Day was early in 1680. The custom developed, that the governor would designate the last Thursday in April as Fast Day. In 1949, the legislature established Fast Day as the 4th Monday in April. New Hampshire continued as the sole state to have a Fast Day as a legal holiday until 1991 when it fell to the new holiday, Civil Rights Day.fThe New Hampshire Almanac. www.state.nh.us/nhinfo/fast.html Taken from the Internet, June 12, 2001.First Europeans to visit NHX Great Bay, NH Martin Pring was looking for valuable sassafras when he took a side trip down the Piscataqua River. He was only 23, sent from Bristol, England, to map the territory and establish trade with the natives. He and his crew became the first documented white men to stand on New Hampshire soil.MContact Era. http://seacoastnh.com Taken from the Internet June 10, 2001.#First free public library in the USPeterborough, NHmThe New Hampshire Almanac. webster.state.nh.us/nhinfo/firsts.html Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001."First known African American in NHPortsmouth, NHHe came from the west coast of Africa. He was captured one Sunday when slave merchants attacked his village in New Guinea, killing about 100 people. Upon arrival in Boston, he was bought by Mr. Williams of Piscataqua. When the General Court of the colony heard about the raid and the kidnapping, it ordered the merchants to return the African to his home. Slavery was not the issue of concern - the court was upset that the Sabbath had been violated. This article first appeared in Historical New Hampshire (Vol. 41, No. 4, Winter 1989).]http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/blacks1.html Taken from the Internet, June 12, 2001.First potato planted in the USy Londonderry Common Field, Derry.lThe New Hampshire Almanac. webster.state.nh.us/nhinfo/firsts.html Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001.First sighting of NHCWhite MountainsWWhie Mountains first seen from off the coast of New Hampshire by Giovanni da Verrazano.The NH Timeline. estowns/newenglandus/manchesternh/library/weekly/aa022800.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%2BNew+%2BHampshire+%2Btimelines Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001. Forest Fire New Hampshire?Forest fires destroy 84,255 hectares in northern New Hampshire.NH Time Line. estowns/newenglandus/manchesternh/library/weekly/aa022800.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%2BNew+%2BHampshire+%2Btimelines Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001.Founding of New HampshireuRye, NH:The largely unsung founder of New Hampshire is David Thompson (spelled Thomson in other sources). Thompson built his house on a 6000 acre site at Pannaway, now Rye. He was joined by his wife, Amais and son, John and a fishing crew on April 16, 1623. They became the first New Hampshire citizens of European origin.OContact Era. http://seacoastnh.com Taken from the Internet, June 10, 2001.Laura Dewey Bridgman Hanover, NHLaura was struck by scarlet fever when she was 2. This left her without sight or hearing. She is noted as the first person (without sight, hearing or speech) to be successfully educated. Her achievements were documented by Charles Dickens in his, American Notes.ehttp://women.eb.com/women/articles/Bridgman Laura Dewey.html Taken from the Internet June 12, 2001.Mary Baker Eddy;Founder of the Christian Science Religion. Born in Bow, NH.mThe New Hampshire Almanac. webster.state.nh.us/nhinfo/people.html Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001.New Hampshire's Witch Hampton, NHThe only woman to be convicted of witchcraft in New Hampshire was Goodwife (Goody) Eunice Cole. She was found guilty, lashed with a whip and thrown into prison in Boston for most of her last 20 years. She was 64 at the time of her conviction.As I Please, by J. Dennis Robinson. Vol. 2(14), Oct. 24, 1998. http://seacoastnh.com Taken from the Internet, June 10, 2001."Pittsburg is incorporated into NH. In 1832, residents of Pittsburg formed an independent republic, the United Inhabitants of Indian Stream Republic, with its own currency and militia. In 1835, the NH militia is sent to Pittsburg to restore order. In the end, in 1840, Pittsburg is incorpoated into NH.NH Time Line. estowns/newenglandus/manchesternh/library/weekly/aa022800.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%2BNew+%2BHampshire+%2Btimelines Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001. Robert FrostZDerry, NH & Franconia, NHBorn in California, but lived and wrote in New Hampshire. From 1897 to 1899 he attended Harvard College as a special student but left without a degree. Over the next ten years he wrote (but rarely published) poems & operated a farm in Derry, New Hampshire. In 1924 he received a Pulitzer Prize in poetry for New Hampshire (1923). He was lauded again for Collected Poems (1930), A Further Range (1936), and A Witness Tree (1942).Shttp://www.robertfrost.org/indexgood.html Taken from the Internet, June 26, 2001.S. Christa McAuliffe2Ei{eFirst teacher in space. Died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Born in Massachusetts.mThe New Hampshire Almanac. webster.state.nh.us/nhinfo/people.html Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001.Separate Royal Colonyh[After 38 years of union with Massachusetts, New Hampshire was made a separate Royal Colony.http://history1900s.about.com/homework/history1900s/gi/dynamic/offsit.ht,?site=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108244.html Taken from the Internet June 12, 2001.>The Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad is completed to Gorham.ͺ?This begins the era of passenger trains in the White Mountains.Zhttp://www.ctel.net/~bethelhistory/exhibits.html. Taken from the Internet, June 19, 2001.Treaty of Paris@=qThe treaty is signed, ending the French and Indian war. Settlers can now move safely into northern New Hampshire.NH Time Line. estowns/newenglandus/manchesternh/library/weekly/aa022800.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%2BNew+%2BHampshire+%2Btimelines Taken from the Internet June 19, 2001.Treaty of PortsmouthPortsmouth Naval BaseGPlayed host to the signing of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War.whttp://history1900s.about.com/homework/history1900s/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://infoplease.com/ipa/A0108244.html