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NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW HAVEN 299 DENOMINATIONS. Organi- zations. Edifices. Sittings. Property. Baptist, regular 102 90 31,935 $492,200 " other 82 82 19,990 167,300 Christian 19 19 4600 42400 Congregational Episcopal, Protestant. . . Friends. 169 21 13 172 22 13 67,951 7,475 3,585 1,150,380 203,800 15,500 Methjodist 118 118 86,351 475,000 New Jerusalem (Swe- denborgian) . 1 1 275 2,000 Presbyterian 7 7 3,170 65,000 Roman Catholic 17 16 8,945 267,500 Second Advent. 21 20 4,405 25,200 Shaker 2 2 300 1 800 Unitarian Universalist 23 24 22 28 7,830 8812 207,000 154,200 Unknown (union) 12 10 4,066 29,500 New Hampshire was first visited by 'Euro- peans in 1614, and the first settlements were made at Dover and Portsmouth in 1623. In 1641 the district was annexed to Massachu- setts; it was made a royal province in 1679, but was again joined to Massachusetts in 1689. In 1741 it became a separate province, and remained so till the revolution. The early settlers were greatly annoyed by the Indians until after the English got possession of Can- ada. In 1689, in revenge for some injuries done them 13 years before, a party of Indians attacked Dover, killed many of the inhabitants, and burned several houses. The settlements of New Hampshire were gradually extended further W. than the original limits prescribed by the grant to John Mason in 1629, and it was supposed till 1764 that the territory at present included in Vermont formed part of the province, and grants of land were made in that direction by the authorities. The disputed district was claimed by New York, and a vexa- tious controversy ensued, which lasted till the independence of Vermont was acknowledged in 1790. In 1776 New Hampshire made a public declaration of independence, and es- tablished a temporary government to continue during the war. The state took an active part in the war of independence, and the men of New Hampshire were engaged on every bat- tle field from Bunker hill to the surrender of Oornwallis. At the battles of Bennington, Stillwater, Saratoga, and Monmouth they were particularly distinguished for their bravery. On June 21, 1788, the state in convention rati- fied the constitution of the United States, 57 votes being cast for and 46 against it. On June 12, 1781, a convention assembled and prepared a constitution very similar to that which had been recently adopted in Massachusetts. After numerous alterations suggested by the people, the instrument went into force June 2, 1784. Pursuant to its provision for submitting the question of amending it to a vote at septennial periods, a convention assembled in Concord, Sept. 7, 1791, and adopted amendments, which were approved by the people and went into force in September, 1792. This constitution has since continued the supreme law of the state. In 1849 another convention was called, which sat in Concord from Nov. 6, 1850, to April 17, 1851, and proposed numerous amend- ments; but only one was adopted, removing the property qualification of representatives. In 1807 the seat of government was perma- nently established at Concord. The aggregate number of troops furnished to the federal army by New Hampshire during the civil war was 34,605, or, reduced to a three years' standard, 30,827. The geological survey of New Hamp- shire has now (1875) been in progress six years, under charge of the state geologist, Prof. Charles H. Hitchcock. Five brief annual re- ports have been made, and the first volume of the final report was published in 1875. It is devoted to physical geography, and treats among other things of climatology, topogra- phy, altitudes, river systems, distribution of animals (particularly insects) and plants, agri- cultural geology, scenery, &c. Prof. Hitch- cock has drawn a new map of the state, on a scale of 2 m. to the inch. NEW HANOVER, a S. E. county of North Caro- lina, bordering on the Atlantic and bounded W. by the Cape Fear river and one of its branches; area, about 1,000 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 27,978, of whom 16,199 were colored. It has a level surface, with occasional swamps, and a not very fertile soil, and contains large forests of pine. Several railroads terminate at Wilmington. The chief productions in 1870 were 133,176 bushels of Indian corn, 88,892 of peas and beans, 94,713 of sweet potatoes, 398,- 925 Ibs. of rice, 11,629 of wool, 29,950 of honey, and 4,622 gallons of wine. There were 633 horses, 410 mules and asses, 2,456 milch cows, 4,688 other, cattle, 3,736 sheep, and 14,712 swine ; 3 manufactories of carriages and wag- ons, 2 of railroad cars, 5 of cooperage, 1 of fertilizers, 2 of iron castings, 3 of machinery, 8 of tar and turpentine, 3 flour mills, 12 saw mills, and 1 ship yard. Capital, Wilmington'. NEW HARMONY, a town of Posey co., In- diana, on the Wabash river, 50 m. from its mouth, and 150 m. S. W. of Indianapolis ; pop. in 1870, 836. It was built by the Harmonists under George Rapp in 1815, and purchased from them in 1824 by Robert Owen for the purpose of testing his social system, an experi- ment which resulted unsuccessfully. Mr. Owen sold a large portion to William Maclure, who there established a school of industry, which after a trial of about six years was abandoned. NEW HAVEN, a S. county of Connecticut, on Long Island sound, bounded W. by the Housa- tonic river, and drained by the Naugatuck, Quinepiack, and other streams; area, 640 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 121,257. The surface is generally uneven, mountainous in the middle and toward the east, and the soil is moderately fertile. On the coast there are several excel- lent harbors. It is intersected by several rail- roads, centring in New Haven. The chief pro- ductions in 1870 were 4,358 bushels of wheat, 56,868 of rye, 234,331 of Indian corn, 106,372 of oats, 17,039 of buckwheat, 511,009 of pota-