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As the nation begins our celebration of the 250th anniversary of American Independence—also known as the semiquincentennial—we will be looking at what was going on in Exeter and New Hampshire. In this episode—our 150th—Barbara answers the question of how Exeter became the capital of the state during the Revolution. This Exeter History Minute is made possible by a grant from the Dan Brown Charitable Fund. The French map of the world is taken from Flickr's The Commons. The portrait of Governor John Wentworth is by John Singleton Copley. The illustration of Paul Revere's ride is by Leonard Everett Fisher from 1957. The above-mentioned images are in the public domain. Thank you for watching! (fb)