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What to See & Do in Concord NH |
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The State Capitol, called the New Hampshire State House & Visitor Center (tel 603-271-2154), 107 North Main Street, was built in 1819 of—you guessed it—New Hampshire granite. It's the oldest state capitol in the USA in which a legislature still occupies its original chambers. Inside, the state's battle flags and portraits of its notable military commanders are proudly displayed. A statue of Daniel Webster, one of several native New Hampshire boys who made good on a national scale, stands before the building. The small size of the State House will surprise you; compared with the mammoth buildings in Providence, Hartford, and Boston, it seems barely big enough to hold just the governor's staff. But many of the tax-burdened
citizens of other states are lured to New
Hampshire every year by the low tax rate, kept low
in
part by keeping bureaucracy small. Canterbury Shaker Village Pierce
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The Capitol, Concord NH.
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