New Hampshire - 9th State Traditional Cache

This is a typical cache hidden in a typical geocaching manner and you will need to bring your writing device.  This road does not typically have lots of traffic, but during camping and other times it can be.  There are pull offs or wide shoulders near all the caches, but as always, you will want to be careful.

The original 13 states forming the "United States of America" were established by the Articles of Confederation, ratified on March 1, 1781. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The present United States Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789.

Under an English land grant, Capt. John Smith sent settlers to establish a fishing colony at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, near present-day Rye and Dover, in 1623. Capt. John Mason, who participated in the founding of Portsmouth in 1630, gave New Hampshire its name.

After a 38-year period of union with Massachusetts, New Hampshire was made a separate royal colony in 1679. As leaders in the revolutionary cause, New Hampshire delegates received the honor of being the first to vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.  New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify the United States Constitution, on June 21st, 1788.