554    review    of    new-hampshire.

GENERAL VIEW OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

CHAPTER VII.

A brief review of the State, its climate, its grand mountain, ocean, lake and
river scenery, geology and mineralogy, a description of its mountains, lakes
and rivers; a brief account of the aboriginals of New-Hampshire ; New-
Hampshire compared with the Western States; A Poem on New-Hampshire,
etc.

REVIEW OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

The last period in the history of New-Hampshire, it might be said,
commenced at or near 1840, or thirty-three years ago.

December 23, 1838, the first regular train of cars that ever ran
into Nevv-Hampshire, for public business, came from Boston through
Lowell to Nashua, and, from that date commenced anew histofy in
the business and prosperity of the State. Although it is one of*the
oldest States in the Union, the changes in business and population
in every Section, have been nearly as great as in any of her sister
States. (The six miles of railroad to Nashua was the only line
which w)ks operated till after 1840.

By |he foregoing statement, in connection with other important
facts, it might be well enough to take a retrospective view, in brief,
of the standing of the State relative to its industries, and every-
thing pertaining to a civilized and prosperous people in 1840, and
1850, compared with the present time.

In 1840, New-Hampshire contained a population of 284,574 ; in
1870, 318,320. Portsmouth, in 1840, was the largest town in the
State, Dover was the next in size, 6,558; then followed Nashua
with 6,054; Concord, 4,897; Somersworth, 3,383; aud the towu of
Manchester, 3,335 inhabitants, and employing in her trade and
manufactories 1,052 persons. Manchester is now a large city of

30,000 people, and employs in her various industries over 12,000