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The Puritans outlawed Thomas Morton's "New English Canaan" because it was critical of the society they were building in colonial New England

So, what happened to New Hampshire these past 100 years? The state had become a beacon for Libertarianism. But, it now has a limited view of freedom.

The two tide mills installed upon "Old Mill Creek," a branch of the York River, were installed in 1634.

York in American history: The rise and fall of Edward Godfrey Portsmouth Herald Notes: The story of the ruination of Edward Godfrey is a classic tale that reads like a Dickens novel. Did he deserve his fate of losing his land and dying in prison or was he just a victim of the fluid, fickle twists of history? The details in James Kences compelling story suggest Godfrey may have brought it about himself, having lost touch with the times and his fellow adventurers. By James Kences "The first t...

English By Cecily Hilleary Share on Facebook WASHINGTON - In 1614, six years before the Mayflower crossing, English explorer John Smith led two ships to survey the New England coast.    As he described in his “Historie of New England,” Smith left shipmaster Thomas Hunt behind to fish and trade with the Natives. But Hunt saw an opportunity in another kind of trade: He kidnapped 27 Wampanoags and sailed to Spain, where he sold “these poor in...