Exeter Wedding
Robert Eastman
Joe Pace
William Campbell
Lionel Ingram
Area
- City
51.8 km (20.0 sq mi)
- Land
50.9 km (19.6 sq mi)
- Water
1.0 km (0.4 sq mi) 1.85%
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Population
- City (2000)
14,058
- Density
276.4/km (715.9/sq mi)
Time zone
Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)
Eastern (UTC-4)
Website: town.exeter.nh.us
Exeter is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA. Along with neighboring Brentwood, Exeter is the county seat of Rockingham County. The town's population was 14,058 at the 2000 census. It is situated where the Exeter River feeds the tidal Squamscott River. Exeter was one of four original townships in New Hampshire. It was founded in 1638 by the Reverend John Wheelwright, who purchased the territory from Wehanownowit, sagamore of the Squamscot Indians, a Pennacook tribe living in the vicinity.
In 1774, after Royal Governor John Wentworth dissolved the rebellious Provincial Assembly at the colonial capitol in Portsmouth, the Provincial Congress began meeting in the Exeter Town House. In July of 1775, the Provincial Congress had the provincial records seized from royal officials in Portsmouth and brought to Exeter as well. And so Exeter became New Hampshire's Revolutionary War capital, an honor it held for fourteen years, until it moved to Concord.
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