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Goffstown, New Hampshire is located in Hillsborough County in the southern section of the state. It is a community of 15,000 persons with a diversified business base. Goffstown is bordered by the following towns: Bedford, Dunbarton, Hooksett, Manchester, New Boston, and Weare. Among these towns, Goffstown is second only to the city of Manchester in population.
Goffstown is a scenic community with twin mountains, forested hills, winding rivers, and an attractive New England village center. Recreational opportunities abound, including hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, and ice skating.
The town is just an hour's travel from Boston, Massachusetts, New Hampshire's White Mountains and the seacoast. Goffstown's proximity to major north-south and east-west routes, the state's largest airport, and southern NH's major municipalities and business centers makes it an attractive business location. Goffstown is a pleasant community in a convenient location -- an enviable place to live or work.
Goffstown was incorporated on June 17, 1761 and is named for Colonel John Goffe, an early settler, soldier and civic leader. Goffstown was originally a farming community. The first settlers in the 1700s found the area magnificently forested, with hardwood on the hill and unexcelled stands of white pine on the "pine plains", which extended along Mast Road. This area was so named for the many pine trees suitable for ship masts, which were cut and hauled to the Merrimack River for use by the Royal British Navy.
The first settlement was on the north bank of the Piscataquog River in what is now Grasmere Village, the seat of the town government for more than 100 years. Goffstown Village grew up around the falls on the Piscataquog River, where local industry developed because of the availability of water power. Pinardville developed rapidly in the era of the electric trolley car as a residential suburb for employees of nearby Manchester's mills. The steam railroad also played a part in creating the Town's nodular pattern of development, with stations at Grasmere, Shirley Station, Goffstown Village and Parker Station. To date, Grasmere, the Village, and Pinardville exist as three distinct areas of town.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE (NH) THE BEAUTIFUL -- "LIVE FREE OR DIE"
"Why did you move to New Hampshire?"
Most newcomers would answer that question with three simple words: "quality of life." This is an area where young parents want to raise their kids and then stay once the nest is empty - where neighbor knows neighbor, strong community ties develop and friendships endure. There is an unmistakable feeling of COMING HOME to the beauty of a land that overwhelms you and makes you want to live here forever.
Tucked into a corner of the northeastern United States, the state is the most mountainous of the six contiguous states that comprise New England. Shaped like a right triangle, the "Granite State" shares a boundary with the Canadian province of Quebec to the north, the winding Connecticut River and the state of Vermont to the west, the state of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and Massachusetts to the south.
Anywhere you choose to call home in the state is just a short day trip from the city, the mountains or the ocean. The Merrimack Valley and Seacoast regions, which make up most of the southern tier, are each about an hour from the many attractions of the greater Boston area. Less than a 2-hour drive to the north are the majestic mountains of the Presidential range and the extensive waterways that form the Lakes Region.
Whatever your lifestyle, New Hampshire the Beautiful has a region to suit it!
Climate:
The State's weather is as varied as its terrain, boasting the beauty of four very different seasons. We have snow in the winter, new life blooms in springtime, our summers are full of perfect beach weather, and we boast some of the nation's most beautiful foliage in the fall.
Population:
The State has a population of just over 1.3 million people. The state's population has just about doubled since 1960.
Government:
New Hampshire's state capitol is Concord, situated along the Merrimack River in the south central region of the state. The state government has three branches; Executive, Legislative and Judicial, headed by a State Supreme Court.
Taxes:
Many people are drawn to New Hampshire for the lack of a state income tax and the lack of a sales tax. There is a tax on unearned income over a certain amount every year, and there is a property tax.
Liquor:
A great deal of revenue is obtained through sales from state-owned liquor stores. You must be 21 years of age to legally purchase or consume any alcoholic beverages.
Education:
Local school boards administrate school districts in the State. These boards have authority to make all rules and regulations of the government, organization and grading in the district.