NH: THE STATE OF FIRSTS

Whether you're a New Hampshire newbie or a born granite starter, you may not be aware of the number of achievements New Hampshire has come in at #1. Take a look:

• First in the nation to hold a Presidential Primary election.

• First colony to declare independence from England. Live Free or Die!

• First colony to have its own state constitution.

• First private citizen to venture into space.

• First mountain-climbing train, Mount Washington’s Cog Railway.

• First free public library (Peterborough, 1833).

• First integrated baseball team (Nashua).

• First woman editor – Sarah Josepha Buell Hall, a writer and activist from Newport, edited Godey’s Lady’s Book (1830-1878) and Ladies’ Magazine. She wrote Mary Had a Little Lamb (1830), was responsible for making Thanksgiving a national holiday, and was a founder of Vassar College.

• New Hampshire also holds the title for the highest wind speed (over land, 231 miles per hour on Mount Washington in 1934).

If you find any other New Hampshire Firsts, let us know!

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