Sarah Josepha Hale author and journalist who wrote the poem "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in 1830 is from Newport, New Hampshire.
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Wallace D. Lovell built the Hampton River Bridge in New Hampshire in 1900 and called it the "mile-long bridge". It was reputed to be the longest wooden bridge in the world.
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New Hampshire has a changeable climate, with wide variations in daily and seasonal temperatures. The variations are affected by proximity to the ocean, mountains, lakes or rivers. The state enjoys all four seasons.