The Granite State fares a bit better in terms of population, ranking 41st overall, but still doesn't fit any traditional definition of a "large" state. Manchester is its largest city (population 116,000), while its capital, Concord, boasts a population of just 44,000. First settled thousands of years ago by the Pennacook peoples, it was incorporated as Rumford by Captain Ebenezer Eastman in 1733 and renamed in 1765 following a boundary dispute with neighboring Bow. The name was a reflection of the two settlements putting aside their differences. With a central location along the Merrimack River, Concord was named New Hampshire's capital in 1808.
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