The largest city in the state of New Hampshire, Manchester is situated in Hillsborough County. John Goffe III was the first settler in what is now Manchester in 1722, having built his home next to Cohas Brook. He then built a dam and a sawmill. In 1727, the colony of Massachusetts granted the land, which was called Tyngstown, to veterans of Queen Anne's War. The veterans had served under Captain William Tyng. In 1741, New Hampshire separated from Massachusetts, and the grant was deemed invalid and was then granted to Wilton, Maine. Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth rechartered the town as Derryfield. In 1807, Samuel Blodget instituted a canal and lock system which let vessels navigate around the falls. He wanted to create what he called "the Manchester of America," alluding to the British city which boomed with the Industrial Revolution. The English Manchester was the first industrialized city in the world. In 1809, a cotton spinning mill was built, using water power from the western bank of the Merrimack River, and in 1810, Derryfield was renamed Manchester.Men from Massachusetts built three more mills in 1826, while the new mills were declared the Amoskeag Manufacturing, and at one time, the cotton mill was the largest cotton mill in the world. Cigars, paper, rifles, fire engines, textile machinery, shoes, and locomotives were soon made in Manchester, making it indeed much like the Manchester in England.
Regular Blogs
Intown Manchester the management company which was contracted by the City of Manchester, posts about things to do downtown, such as eateries and shops, pubs for St. Patrick's Day, and numerous parades. They have a Throwback Thursday, which features old photographs and descriptions, and Foodie Friday, which uses photographs and descriptions of food and drinks from various establishments.
https://intownmanch.wordpress.com
Manchester Police Department Blog
The Manchester Police Department displays its police blog as well as its wanted list as well as announcements of monthly Police Commission meetings, along with agendas and meeting minutes from the last meeting, and other announcements involving the department and of interest to residents.
http://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/Police/Police-Blog
Online since the beginning of the 2011 school year, this weblog shares student profiles, the projects, large and small, of both professors and students, and people who will be speaking at the caps. Additionally, there are articles about 5 reasons to see the Internship & Career Planning Team and students who make the Dean's List.
http://manchester.unh.edu/blog/category/campus-news
