New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after the southern English county of Hampshire. The first free public library supported by taxation in the United States was founded on April 9, 1833 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The record for the highest wind speed over land in the United States was recorded on Mount Washington April 12, 1934. The wind gust clocked in at 231 miles per hour. This is also the second highest wind speed over land recorded in the world.
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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after the southern English county of Hampshire. The first free public library supported by taxation in the United States was founded on April 9, 1833 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The record for the highest wind speed over land in the United States was recorded on Mount Washington April 12, 1934. The wind gust clocked in at 231 miles per hour. This is also the second highest wind speed over land recorded in the world.
