Exeter, New Hampshire

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Exeter, New Hampshire is a historic New England town on the Squamscott River known for its colonial heritage and as the home of the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 603
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
county Rockingham County, New Hampshire
economySector education
healthcare
retail
foundedIn 1638
founder John Wheelwright
governmentType New England town meeting
hasEducationalInstitution Phillips Exeter Academy
hasHighSchool Exeter High School
hasHistoricDistrict Exeter Historic District
Exeter Waterfront Commercial Historic District
hasHistoricEvent signing of the New Hampshire Constitution of 1784
hasHospital Exeter Hospital
hasLandmark American Independence Museum
Exeter Town Hall
Phillips Exeter Academy Library
hasMuseum American Independence Museum
hasPark Swasey Parkway NERFINISHED
hasPublicLibrary Exeter Public Library
hasRiver Exeter River
historicalRole former capital of New Hampshire
knownFor Phillips Exeter Academy
colonial heritage
historic architecture
locatedIn New England
locatedNear Manchester, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Squamscott River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Exeter, Devon
partOf United States East Coast
partOfMetropolitanArea Portsmouth, New Hampshire metropolitan area
postalCode 03833
railService Amtrak Downeaster
region Seacoast Region of New Hampshire
riverFlowsInto Great Bay (New Hampshire)
servedAsCapitalFrom 1775
servedAsCapitalUntil 1782
servedByRail Exeter station (Amtrak)
state New Hampshire
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportation New Hampshire Route 101 NERFINISHED
New Hampshire Route 108 NERFINISHED
New Hampshire Route 27 NERFINISHED


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