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Laconia, city, seat of Belknap county, central New Hampshire, U.S., on the Winnipesaukee River and bordering Winnisquam Lake and Opechee and Paugus bays of Lake Winnipesaukee. In a mountain setting, it is headquarters for the White Mountain National Forest. Nearby resorts include Lakeport and Weirs Beach. It was separated from Meredith (founded 1748) and incorporated as a town in 1855; its name—signifying many lakes—is a revival of an early name (1629) for New Hampshire. Socks...

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