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(139) First Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

Site:

Old State House, Dover, Delaware. (Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.)

The Old State House was constructed from 1787 to 1792 on or near the site of the ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware on December 7, 1787. The location of the ratification site is uncertain.

(140) Ratification of the U.S. Constitution by New Hampshire

Sites:

(a) North Meeting House, Concord, New Hampshire—This was the site of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by New Hampshire on June 18, 1788. The North Meeting House burned in 1870.

(b) Timothy Walker House and Store, 225 North Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire—A search of the secondary literature has failed to document any connection between this structure and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by New Hampshire. This may be the site of the first meeting of the state legislature of New Hampshire on March 13, 1782.

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