NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire, the road less traveled. From watching moose roam through the wilderness of the Great North Woods Region, to hiking in the White Mountain National Forest, fishing or kayaking on one of the state's hundreds of lakes, or relaxing on an oceanfront beach, New Hampshire surrounds you with remarkable natural beauty without taking you too far from civilization. And when you're ready for bright lights, historic sites, arts and entertainment, there's a wealth of choices all over the state. Visit Portsmouth, a political hotbed during the American Revolution; Concord, the state capital where its legislature, the third largest governing body in the English-speaking world, meets; Hanover, home of Dartmouth, the Ivy League college; and Wolfeboro, America's first summer resort, set on Lake Winnipesaukee's shores.

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Granted as Upper Coos in 1763 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth to Captain David Page of Petersham, Massachusetts, the town was settled in 1764 by his son, David Page, Jr. and Emmons Stockwell. It was the first settlement north of Haverhill, 50 miles to the south, and originally included land in what is now Vermont. Situated on the northern Connecticut River, the community endured many Indian hostilities. It would be named for Lancaster, Massachusetts, hometown of an early inhabitant. Reverend Joshua Weeks, a grantee of the town, was among the group of explorers who named the mountains of the Presidential Range. Other grantees were Timothy Nash and Benjamin Sawyer, who discovered Crawford Notch in 1771, making a shorter route to Portland, Maine possible.

Many water-powered mills have come and gone, including sawmills, several potato starch mills, one of the largest gristmills in the state, and carriage factories. A granite quarry operated in the Kilkenny Range. With fertile meadows beside the Connecticut River, Lancaster was in 1874 the twelfth most productive agricultural town in the state. An extension of the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad shipped products to market, and brought tourists to the grand hotels in the area.

Just south of the village center is Mount Prospect, summer home to Senator John W. Weeks, who sponsored congressional legislation creating White Mountain National Forest. In 1910, he purchased several farms to assemble the 420-acre estate. It is now Weeks State Park, which features a fire lookout and his mansion, open for tours during the summer. A ski run sometimes operates on the slope. Many of the White Mountains and Green Mountains can be seen from the stone observation tower built in 1912 atop the 2,059 foot (628 meters) summit. The Presidential Range is to the southeast, with the Franconia Range to the south. Mount Weeks, elevation 3,900 feet (1189 meters), is in the Kilkenny Range to the northeast. It is named for the senator, as is the Weeks Medical Center. Weeks Memorial Library, a Beaux Arts landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, was given by John W. Weeks in memory of his father, William Dennis Weeks.