Thousands of years ago native Americans settled along the banks of the Merrimack River. The land which they occupied is now known as the Concord, the capital of New Hampshire.  Fertile soil for farming, broad sweeps of the river valley, and easy transportation on the Merrimack made Concord inviting to English-speaking settlers in the eighteenth century. It is also an important center for trade and commerce. Concord is famous for manufacturing carriages and Concord carriages are quite famous.

Concord is also an important center for health care in Northern New England and home to several major insurance companies. Concord includes the villages of Penacook, East Concord and West Concord. The city is home to the Franklin Pierce Law Center.

Cocord covers a total area of 174.9 km² (67.5 mi²) of which 166.5 km² (64.3 mi²)  is land and 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is water. Concord is drained by the Contoocook River. The highest point in Concord is 860 feet (262 meters) above sea level on Oak Hill, just west of the hill's 970-foot summit in neighboring Loudon.

Concord is centered on the Merrimack River, which runs from northwest to southeast through the city. Other important rivers include the Soucook River and the Turkey River. It receives an annual precipitation of 50.3 inches. Average annual summer temperature hovers around 70.0 degrees and average winter temperature is around 21.1 degrees.

Elevation: 288 feet

Land area: 64.3 square miles

Latitude: 43.22 N,

Longitude: 71.55 W

Population: 42,336 as on 2005

Attractions:

• White Park
• Museum of NewHampshire History
• Christa McAuliffe Planetarium