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- Our journey
across New Hampshire

begins in the Isles of Shoals,

a mysterious string of
islands on the Atlantic coast

that were once a refuge to pirates.

Heading west, we find the
former home of Robert Frost.

One of America's greatest poets.

Turning north, we explore the
birthplace of Franklin Pierce,

the 14th president of the United States.

To the west, we reach the
spectacular Connecticut River,

the longest in New England,

which has shaped the course
of New Hampshire's history.

Traveling north, we discover
the Fort At Number Four.

A reminder of this region's rugged past

as a colonial frontier.

Continuing upstream, we
reach Dartmouth College,

an elite Ivy League university

and one of the world's
top academic institutions.

And in the fall, it's surrounded
by the glorious colors

of the New England trees.

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On the east coast of America,
six miles out to sea,

are the extraordinary Isles of Shoals.

These rocky wind-swept
islands were once used

by Native Americans as
outposts for fishing.

They have since been home
to pirates, settlers,

and more recently, holidaymakers.

Most of the nine small
islands of the Shoals

are in the state of Maine,

but this, Star Island,
is in New Hampshire.

Star Island is famous
for its oceanic hotel.

Built in 1873, it's known
for its large veranda

giving spectacular views
across the Atlantic.

It also has one of the largest
gravestones in New Hampshire.

A 14-meter-tall granite obelisk

commemorating the reverend John Tuck.

He arrived on Star Island in 1731

and stayed for 40 years,
becoming an island institution.

Nearby is Lunging Island.

Legend has it that the pirate Blackbeard

buried treasure here and left
it along with his 13th wife.

If he did, it has never
been found, and sadly,

we can't stop to search for it.

As we leave behind the Isles of Shoals,

we cross the coast of New Hampshire.

At just 29 kilometers
long, New Hampshire has

the shortest coastline
of any seaboard state.

Though short, its rugged coastline is

a very popular holiday destination.

It can be reached by interstate 95,

one of the oldest roads
of the interstate system

and the longest north-south route

running from Florida to Maine.

Heading west, we find
near the town of Derry,

the Robert Frost farm.

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This simple clapboard
farmhouse was once home

to one of America's most
famous poets; Robert Frost.

He lived here from 1900 to 1911.

He later said that,
"There was something about

"the experience of Derry
which stayed in my mind

"and was tapped for poetry in
the years that came after."

Many of Frost's poems were written about

the people and the landscapes
of rural New England.

He was awarded four Pulitzer Prizes

and the Congressional
Gold Medal for poetry.

When Frost was in residence,
the farm was a peaceful place,

but today it's next to
the busy Highway 28.

And, like much of America,

the state of New Hampshire
has been transformed by roads

which carve through the landscape.

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This is Interstate 93.

Running 300 kilometers
from Boston in the south

to Vermont in the north.

The road was built in 1956 as
part of the interstate network

established by President Eisenhower.

Accidents aside, the interstate system

is a vital part of the
American transport network.

Nearby we find another transport link;

Manchester Municipal Airport.

Here we see the ghostly
outlines of aircraft.

Shaded frost left behind in the sun

by planes parked here overnight.

The airport serves the largest city

of New Hampshire; Manchester.

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Manchester was named
after the English city.

It was hoped that it would
grow, like its namesake,

into a powerhouse of
industry and textiles.

By 1846 it was home to the
largest cotton mill in the world.

Today, it has left behind cotton to become

the regional center for
business and commerce.

But the city's past remains.

These are the Amoskeag Mills.

Once one of the largest
textile factories in the world.

At its peak during World War One

it employed 17,000 workers with 30 mills

weaving 80 kilometers of cloth each hour.

The mills closed in 1935
during the Great Depression.

Today they have been
converted into offices,

restaurants, art galleries,
and a visitor's museum.

We now continue to the west

and the new Boston Air Force Station

of the 23rd Space Operation Squadron.

This is one of eight Air Force satellite

remote tracking stations providing

the United States strategic command

with critical satellite
control capability.

New Boston can perform intelligence,

weather, navigation, early warning,

and communications operations.

We travel on westwards,

passing some of New
Hampshire's extensive forests.

Over 80% of the land is woodland,

making it the second most heavily
forested state in America.

This is the town of Peterborough.

It was the model for Thornton Wilder's

Pulitzer Prize winning play "Our Town."

The play touches on the role
of tradition in town life,

and today we find the
people of Peterborough

in the midst of an important
tradition; local elections.

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The United States is a
democratic federation.

Citizens elect officials at the local,

state, and national level.

There are estimated to
be well over 500,000

elected officials in the country.

From school board members,
right up to the president.

It is, as Abraham Lincoln said at the end

of his famous Gettysburg Address in 1862,

"And that the government of the people,

"by the people, for the people,

"Shall not perish from the earth."

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We continue to the north,

passing trees in spectacular autumnal reds

to find the small town of Hancock.

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Founded in 1779, much of the
village remains little changed.

Almost every building on Main Street

is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.

Local historian William Hayward said,

"No pleasanter homes can be
found anywhere than here.

"No truer hearts, no better men and women.

"They make good citizens and
good members of society."

The town is named after John Hancock,

one of the signatories of

the American Declaration of Independence.

And the town's connection
to the American Revolution

is maintained here at the
Hancock Meeting House.

Its tower holds the bell
built by Paul Revere.

Bell number 236.

Revere was an American
patriot who rode through

the night to warn the colonists

that the English were coming.

He later became a businessman

and made many hundreds of church bells.

This one still rings on
the hour, every hour,

day and night, in Hancock.

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We continue to the north,

passing the Franklin Pierce Lake,

before reaching the
Franklin Pierce homestead.

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This was once home to the 14th president

of the United States; Franklin Pierce.

Pierce grew up here, the
seventh of nine children.

He became a lawyer and later
a soldier in the Mexican War.

He rose from private to brigadier general.

And, in 1852 at the age of 48,

became at the time the youngest
president ever elected.

Today, his house is open
to visitors as a museum.

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This president's house is only a couple

of miles from the town of Hillsborough

and it's old stone river
crossing; the Sawyer Bridge.

New Hampshire is known
as the granite state,

and this granite bridge was built in 1866

and was a solution to the
weakness of timber bridges

and withstanding frequent flooding.

Once home to a dozen stone bridges,

Hillsborough still has five left.

Four of which are still in use today,

though this one no longer carries traffic.

All five bridges are now
national historic landmarks.

From a stone bridge, we
reach Stonewall Farm.

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This traditional working dairy farm

has been in operation for over 250 years.

New Hampshire is known
for its manufacturing,

but despite stony soils
and mountainous terrain,

agriculture is vital to the state

contributing almost a
quarter of a billion dollars

to its economy each year.

There are around 130 dairy
farms in New Hampshire.

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Stonewall Farm's rich history
goes back to the mid 1700s.

Since then, it has changed
ownership several times.

In 1989, it was bought
with the aim of preserving

a traditional way of farming, and in 1994,

becoming a nonprofit
organization open to the public.

Today, it offers education
programs for schools

and the public, as well
as serving as a venue

for children's camps,
conferences, and weddings.

Our journey continues to the west,

reaching the mighty Connecticut River.

It's the longest in New England,

and the border between the states

of New Hampshire and Vermont.

On the Vermont side, we find
a village of Bellows Falls.

With its steep waterfalls capable

of driving paper and textile mills,

the town was once a hub for manufacturing.

Today, it's a center for heritage tourism.

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We move northwards, upstream
along the Connecticut River.

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On the New Hampshire side,
we find the extraordinary

Fort At Number Four.

A reconstructed 18th
century frontier outpost.

Today, this is on the outskirts of

the town of Charleston, but in 1735,

this was Frontierland owned by
the Massachusetts Bay Colony

designated as Plantation Number Four.

The northernmost British settlement

on the Connecticut River,

it was regularly attacked by
French and Native Americans.

To protect themselves,
the colonists dragged

six houses together, linked
them and surrounded them

with a three-and-a-half-meter-tall
log fence.

By the end of the 18th century,

it had fallen into disuse and disrepair

until the 1960s when it was reconstructed.

Today, it serves as a
museum of living history,

giving visitors a chance
to glimpse frontier life

and watch reenactments of
American Revolutionary battles.

Turning east from the river,

we reach the magnificent Lake Sunapee.

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This glacial lake is 13 kilometers long

and four kilometers wide,

and the sixth largest in New Hampshire.

And at 330 meters above sea level,

the highest of its size in America.

With its exceptionally clear waters,

it's a favorite for water sports,

particularly for sailors and fishermen.

The resort town of Sunapee
is built around the lake.

In the 19th century, the hydraulic power

of the waters drew manufacturers.

The lake discharges 7,000 liters a second.

And, by the end of the 19th century,

it became a destination for
vacationing city dwellers

from New York and New Jersey.

And today, it still brings holidaymakers

to enjoy its harbor and lakeside walks.

We now travel back to the west,

passing mist-covered hills to
rejoin the Connecticut River.

The river flows, roughly, north
to south for 600 kilometers,

and runs through four U.S. states.

And crossing the river here,
at the town of Windsor,

we find a piece of New Hampshire history.

The Cornish Windsor Covered Bridge.

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The bridge was built in 1866
after three previous bridges

on the site had collapsed.

Until 2008, this was the
longest wooden-covered bridge

in the United States and the longest

two-span covered bridge in the world.

Built before motorcars were around,

the bridge was constructed well enough

to carry today's modern traffic.

Though the bridge connects
New Hampshire and Vermont,

it's actually owned and
maintained by New Hampshire

as the state border runs along
the west side of the river.

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Manufacturing in the
18th and 19th centuries

polluted the Connecticut River,

but in the last few decades,

the water quality has
improved, and in 2015,

wild salmon were discovered
swimming once more in the river.

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We now reach the spectacular

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.

These were the studios of
Augustus Saint-Gaudens,

one of America's former sculptors.

Saint-Gaudens works include
a famous statue of Diana

made in 1981 for the tower
of Madison Square Gardens,

once an iconic part of
the New York skyline.

Saint-Gaudens bought this house in 1885.

He built a studio and
worked here in the summers

before moving to live here year-round

until his death in 1907.

It was declared a national
historic landmark in 1962.

And today, it's open to the public.

And each year hosts a
sculptor in-residence.

We travel onto the north,
reaching Lebanon Regional Airport

where we land to refuel.

(engine rumbling)

The sharp sunlight casts
a shadow of the helicopter

and gives a sort of selfie
view of the camera system

mounted on the nose.

Refueled, we head for the
picturesque Enfield Shaker Museum.

This historic district is dedicated

to the history of the shakers,

a Protestant religious
group who lived here

from 1793 to 1923.

They were known as Shaking Quakers

because of their ecstatic
behavior during worship services.

As pacifists, the shakers did not believe

that it was acceptable
to kill or harm others.

During the Civil War of the 1860s,

President Lincoln exempted
shakers from military service.

Like other shaker communities,

the village declined throughout

the second half of the 19th century

which was partly due to
their vow of celibacy.

In 1923 the Enfield
shaker village was closed

and sold to a Catholic missionary group

who built the neoclassical chapel.

In 1986, the Enfield Shaker Museum

opened to preserve their heritage.

The village has 13
historic houses and gardens

and the great stone dwelling,

once America's largest residential
building north of Boston.

Visitors can explore the village on foot

with a self-guided tour.

We continue onwards to
find Dartmouth College,

an Ivy League university.

The town refers to eight
private universities

on the east side of America,

including Harvard, Yale,
Princeton, and Cornell.

All of which regularly appear
in America's top 15 colleges.

Average fees at Dartmouth
are around $23,000 a year,

which is a far cry from
the Christian minister,

Eleazar Wheelock, who
began Dartmouth as a school

for Native American children in 1755.

One of his first students, Samson Occom,

a Mohegan Indian, helped raise the funds

to turn it into a college.

And, in 1769, it became
the ninth university

chartered in America.

The college football
team, known as Big Green,

has won the national championship,

as well as a record 17
Ivy League championships.

And the college is renown for

its sports prowess, including hockey.

It was only in 1972 that women

were admitted for the first time,

and the school's song
had to be changed from,

"Men of Dartmouth," to
"Dear Old Dartmouth".

Students began rowing
at Dartmouth in 1833.

It has grown to be the
college's most popular sport.

Using the Connecticut River,

running along the western
edge of the campus,

as a training ground.

Dartmouth rowers have gone on to represent

the country in both the Olympics

and the national championships.

The fierce competition
seen here on the river

has translated into
accomplishments in later life.

With careers in politics,
business, and literature.

One of the many alumni who have gone on

to achieve success was the
Pulitzer Prize winning poet

Robert Frost whose farm we saw

at the beginning of our journey.

In fact, over the years, Dartmouth College

has produced 12 Pulitzer Prize winners.

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Finally, we reach the northern
forests of New Hampshire.

New Hampshire's autumnal, or fall, foliage

is the stuff of legends.

And visitors, known
locally as leaf peepers,

travel from across the United States

to witness this extraordinary
carnival of colors.

Webcams alert the peepers to

the beginning of the fall season.

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Mixed forests here include birch, ash,

scarlet sugar maples,
dogwood, oak, and sassafras.

All contributing to form
a spectacular kaleidoscope

of hues and shades.

Even historic villages come
alive in this riot of colors.

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This breathtaking natural beauty,

a symbol of New Hampshire and New England,

makes this the perfect
place to end this journey.

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