Merrimack County, NH

MERRIMACK COUNTY, situated toward the south part of New Hampshire, and traversed by Merrimack river. Area, 816 square miles. Face of the country, undulating and hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Concord, which is also the state capital. Pop. in 1830, 34,619; in 1840, 36,253; in 1850, 40,377. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
New Hampshire

Merrimack County, New Hampshire (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MERRIMACK COUNTY, situated toward the south part of New Hampshire, and traversed by Merrimack river. Area, 816 square miles. Face of the country, undulating and hilly; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Concord, which is also the state capital. Pop. in 1830, 34,619; in 1840, 36,253; in 1850, 40,377.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 217.
Birthplace of
Name Type
Boscawen, NH City or Town
Bradford, NH City or Town
Concord, NH City or Town
Pembroke, NH City or Town
Salisbury, NH City or Town
Warner, NH City or Town
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