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 A resort on the coast of New Hampshire was the site of the 1904 discussions that led to the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War and President Theodore Roosevelt receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.[([[https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/portsmouth-treaty|history]])]
+===== First Forest Conservation =====
+The first forest conservation association in the US was founded by a group of residents in New Hampshire.[([[https://forestsociety.org/our-history|forestsociety]])]
+===== Healthy Air =====
+In contrast to the 104 average for the entire country, just 14 days a year in New Hampshire are considered to have bad air quality.[([[https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt341/files/documents/2020-01/r-ard-17-01.pdf|des]])]
+===== Earl Tupper =====
+Earl Tupper, a native of New Hampshire, not only created the Tupperware brand of airtight food containers, but also gave the world fingernail decals and dish drying racks.[([[https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2018-04-27/new-hampshire-firsts-tupperware|nhpr]])]
+===== Sons of Liberty =====
+The Sons of Liberty raided a British fort in New Hampshire in 1774 and stole its ammunition and gunpowder. This marked the start of the American War of Independence.[([[https://www.loc.gov/collections/george-washington-papers/articles-and-essays/timeline/the-american-revolution/|loc]])]
+===== Bratlle Organ =====
+The oldest continuously playing pipe organ in the US, the 1662 Brattle organ, is located at St. John's Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[([[http://www.stjohnsnh.org/instruments|stjohnsnh]])]
+===== Library of Congress =====
+The Library of Congress, which was once the biggest structure in the world when it was finished in 1897, was made from 350,000 cubic feet of granite mined in New Hampshire.[([[http://ia.ss.mtu.edu/durfee/020-01-0050_MRSI2_300.pdf|ia]])]
+===== First Free Public Library =====
+In 1833, Peterborough, New Hampshire, opened the nation's first free public library.[([[https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/library/research-learn/history/dover-public-library/|dover]])]
+===== Famous Residents =====
+Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, Robert Frost, and J.D. Salinger were all notable residents of New Hampshire.[([[https://www.nh.gov/almanac/people.htm|nh]])]
+===== Bridges =====
+The nation's longest and oldest covered bridges are found in New Hampshire.[([[https://www.visit-newhampshire.com/state/covered-bridges/|visit-newhampshire]])]
+===== Mary Baker Eddy =====
+Mary Baker Eddy, a native of New Hampshire who started the Christian Science movement in the 19th century, emphasizes spiritual and mental approaches to curing physical illness.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Baker-Eddy|britannica]])]
+===== First Presidential Primary Elections =====
+The first presidential primary elections have been held in New Hampshire for more than a century, allowing residents of that state to have an impact on the results in the rest of the country.[([[https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2016/02/05/why-is-new-hampshire-the-first-primary-in-the-nation/|brookings]])]
+===== Lowest Crime Rates =====
+New Hampshire was ranked first in the US for having the lowest crime and imprisonment rates in a 2019 study.[([[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire|usnews]])]
+===== Higher Education Price =====
+When it comes to the price and availability of higher education degrees in that state, New Hampshire comes in at number 46 out of 50 in the country.[([[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire|usnews]])]
+===== Alan Shepard =====
+The first US astronaut to venture into space was Alan Shepard from New Hampshire.[([[https://it.usembassy.gov/60-years-ago-alan-shepard-became-the-first-american-in-space/|usembassy]])]
+===== Christa McAuliff =====
+The first educator in space was S. Christa McAuliff, also from New Hampshire, who perished in the Challenger accident.[([[https://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/christa-mcauliffe|biography]])]

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