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Quick Facts

Capital City: Concord

Population: 1,314,895

Top Industry: Agriculture

Total Area: 9,350 square miles

Are you interested in attending a New Hampshire truck driving school? If you live in southern New Hampshire, near Manchester, Keene, Lebanon, Portsmouth, and other nearby cities, then you have some options. If you live in northern New Hampshire, you may have to find temporary housing while you attend a school in southern New Hampshire.

Did You Know?

• The Old Man of the Mountain, a formation in New Hampshire’s White Mountains and a long-time symbol of New Hampshire, collapsed on May 3, 2003.

• Franklin Pierce, the 14^th President of the United States was born in New Hampshire.

• The largest lake in New Hampshire is Lake Winnipesaukee.

New Hampshire Cities

Keene
The city of Keene is located in southwestern New Hampshire. The city is known for its large Pumpkin Festival, which brings in over 25,000 pumpkins each fall. The city of Keene is close to Vermont and Massachusetts and serves as a hub city for the region.

Lebanon
Lebanon sits just across the Vermont/New Hampshire border in western New Hampshire. The city’s economy relies heavily upon Dartmouth Medical School and high-tech companies that have relocated to Lebanon over the past ten years.

Portsmouth
Portsmouth is New Hampshire’s connection to the Atlantic Ocean. The city, once known for its ship building, is now a tourist destination. People travel from Boston and New York to vacation at Portsmouth.

Concord/Manchester/Nashua
A large portion of the state’s population is located in the south central region. This area, along I-93, is home to three of the state’s largest cities: Concord, Manchester, and Nashua. The Merrimack River flows through the center of Concord and Manchester and along the eastern side of Nashua.

Northern New Hampshire
North of the White Mountains, where New Hampshire residents go to ski, is Coos County. The region has relied on the paper industry, and its forests are still very important to the local economy.