The capital of New Hampshire is Concord, which is situated along the Merrimack River. In 1725 the site was granted by the Massachusetts Bay colony as Penacook Plantation. Settlement began in 1727. The community was incorporated as Rumford in 1733 by Massachusetts. In 1741 it was determined that the town was within the jurisdiction of the Province of New Hampshire. Bitter litigation ended in an appeal to the Privy Council in England, and the dispute was not settled until 1762. In 1765 the town was reincorporated by New Hampshire and named Concord to signify the peaceful settlement of the boundary dispute. It became the capital in 1808.
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