The world: historical and actual . parate colony. When it separated fromNew York the region now comprising Vermont wasin dispute and was known as the New HampshireGrants. Concord was made the capital in 1807,and so remains. Manchester is the largest city inthe state; Portsmouth its only seaboard. Its mostnotable features are Mount Washington, or the WhiteMountains, and Dartmouth College. The grandand sublime scenery of its mountains attract sum-mer tourists from all parts of tiie country, andDartmouth, established in 1770, is in reality a uni-versity, am pie in all its educational provisions.
The world: historical and actual . parate colony. When it separated fromNew York the region now comprising Vermont wasin dispute and was known as the New HampshireGrants. Concord was made the capital in 1807,and so remains. Manchester is the largest city inthe state; Portsmouth its only seaboard. Its mostnotable features are Mount Washington, or the WhiteMountains, and Dartmouth College. The grandand sublime scenery of its mountains attract sum-mer tourists from all parts of tiie country, andDartmouth, established in 1770, is in reality a uni-versity, am pie in all its educational provisions. Theland of the state is poor, much of it absolutely worth-less. About three-fifths of the state is included infarm lands. The climate is very cold. Some ironis found in paying quantities ; also mica, isinglassand graphite. Building granite is an importantsource of revenue. There are several thrifty manu-facturing towns in New Hampshire. The state hasgiven birth to several great men, the most famousof her sons being Daniel NEW JERSEY. New Jersey has the Atlantic Ocean on the east andthe States of New York, Pennsylvania and Delawareon its north, west and south. In the southeast arelarge marshes, and so there are on the Jersey sideof the Hudson River. Three mountain ranges traversethe state. But there is a very considerable area of ex- Sv~ STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 611 eellent agricultural land. It is under a high stateof cultivation. There are several important manu-facturing towns, Newark, Jersey City, and Pater-son being the chief. Trenton is the capital. Thestate is largely a suburb of New York City. Itsearly history as New Sweden belongs to the colonialperiod. New Jersey, as a distinct colony bearingthat name, dates from 1708. Its first royal gov-ernor was Louis Morris, and its last, William Frank-lin, natural son of Benjamin Franklin, and a pro-nounced Tory. He was appointed in 1763. Astate constitution was adopted July i, 1776, underwhich the st
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