Histopolis Place-of-the-Day

The Histopolis Place-of-the-Day for Sunday, August 7, 2011 is Belknap County in New Hampshire.

"Belknap County is one of ten counties in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is located in New Hampshire's Lakes Region, slightly southeast of the state's geographic center. The county seat is Laconia. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 60,088.

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"Belknap County was organized in 1840 by removing parts of northeastern Merrimack County and northwestern Strafford County. It is named for Dr. Jeremy Belknap, a renowned preacher, historian, and author of The History of New Hampshire. The first County Court was held within the town of Meredith, at a village known as Meredith Bridge on the Winnipesaukee River. In 1855, the town of Laconia was separated from Meredith."

Source: Belknap County, New Hampshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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