New Hampshire was named for Hampshire County in South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Its bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north.
In January 1776, New Hampshire became the first of the British North American colonies to establish a government independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain’s authority. New Hampshire was the first to establish its own state constitution.
Six months later, it became one of the original 13 colonies that signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and on 21 June 1788 it was the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
New Hampshire is best known nationwide for holding the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle, giving rise to the phrase, “As New Hampshire goes, so goes the nation”.
Acworth, New Hampshire is home to Bascom Maple Farms, one of the top four maple syrup processors in the U.S. The Bascom family started producing maple syrup in 1853.
Bascom is one of the largest independent maple wholesalers in the United States, as well as the country’s largest distributor of new and used sugaring equipment to maple farmers and sugar houses.
The State of New Hampshire’s entrepreneurs have created business opportunities in many local areas. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of local ownership in the many New Hampshire communities.