Nashua, New Hampshire is located on the Massachusetts border on Interstate Route 3, and thusly is known as the "Gate City." Since a commercial development boom in the 1980s, the city of Nashua has served as a shopping mecca for those seeking to avoid Massachusetts� sales tax. Built around the now-departed textile industry, in recent decades Nashua has been swept up in southern New Hampshire's economic expansion as part of the Greater Boston region. Several major high-tech companies call Nashua home, such as Compaq (formerly Digital Equipment Corp.), Nashua Corp., and BAE Systems, formerly Sanders a Lockeed-Martin company. The city also plays host to New Hampshire's only professional baseball team, the Nashua Pride, which plays in the independent Atlantic League.
Nashua was first granted as part of a 200-square-mile tract of land in Massachusetts called Dunstable. After New Hampshire formally separated from Massachusetts in 1741, the state line was redraw, and the land that now comprises Nashua fell within New Hampshire's new border. Situated at the confluence of the Nashua with the Merrimack River, Nashua - still known as Dunstable until the 1830's - emerged as a major industrial city over the course of the 19th century. By 1836, the city's cotton mills produced 9.3 million yards of cotton annually; on December 31st of the same year, Dunstable was officially renamed Nashua for the river that provided so much of its water power.
While most Nashua's old mills ceased operations in the decades after World War I, the arrival of several high tech-firms in the region shortly after World War II drove an economic resurgence which continues to the present day. The arrival of the highways brought an influx of new residents and commuters as Nashua became an integral part of the Boston-area high-tech corridor. By the end of the 20th century, Nashua sat at the heart of one of the richest and most prosperous regions in the country. At the outset of the 21st century, Nashua and the Southern New Hampshire region look to enjoy continued economic and residential growth for the forseeable future.
Centrally located near the cities of Manchester, Concord, Boston and Worcester, Nashua offers easy access to the scenic Lakes Region, the snowy peaks of the White Mountains, New Hampshire's beautiful Atlantic Ocean coast and the idyllic seaside villages of Cape Cod. The city Nashua boasts a newly revived downtown area, easy access to major highways, 10 outdoor skating rinks, four public swimming pools, and more than 25 parks and playgrounds. Money magazine has chosen the Nashua area as the "best place to live" twice: first in 1987 and most recently in 1997.
To visit the Virtual Homes Nashua, NH real estate web site go to www.nashuanhproperty.com/.
Visit NH real estate community websites at New Hampshire Real Estate for real estate information by town in New Hampshire. For MLS search, and real estate informaiton in other states visit http://www.virtualhomes.com.
The information is provided through RE/MAX Country Properties, located in Amherst, NH (www.nhrelocation.com). RE/MAX Innovations, our other office is located in Boston, MA.
To view communities in Massachusetts visit MA Real Estate and to search the Massachusetts MLS visit MA MLS. For Maine real estate information visit Maine Real Estate. If you are relocating to other NE states please visit CT Real Estate, VT Real Estate and RI Real Estate.
Click on Waltham Foreclosures to view MLS foreclosed (bank owned) listings and short sale opportunities.
Single family, condominiums, multi-family and land listings will populate a map in Quincy, MA.
Visit the Waltham MA Virtual Homes web site at http://www.walthammarealestate.com
To view foreclosures in other Massachusetts communities:
The VirtualHomesMLS tool provides a map based search of all MLS listings. Search by town,keyword
phrases, price, location or specific criteria. Take advantage of a map based search.
Virtual Homes provides a complete Internet marketing solution for agents, broker/owners and lenders
including lead generation, lead notification, management tools (CRM), training and support. View virtual
communities for local, town information in various states at MA Real Estate, NH Real Estate, CT Real
Estate and RI Real Estate.
Concord, New Hampshire is the state capital of New Hampshire, a city of nearly 40,000 and a gateway to New Hampshire's White Mountain and Lakes Regions. The land which Concord now occupies along the banks of the Merrimack River was settled thousands of years ago by Abenaki Native Americans called the Penacook.
The broad sweeps of the river valley, fertile soil for farming, and easy transportation on the Merrimack made the site of Concord equally inviting to English-speaking colonists in the eighteenth century. Settled by immigrants from Massachusetts in 1725, the community grew in prominence during the colonial era. Some of Concord's earliest houses remain today at the north end of Main Street.
In the years following the American Revolution, the city's central location made it a logical choice for the state capital, and in 1808 Concord was named the official seat of state government. Today the 1819 State House is the oldest state capitol in which the legislative branches meet in their original chambers.
Concord's location also made it a hub for inland trade and commerce. One of the city's best-known industries was carriage manufacturing, and here world famous Concord coaches were built throughout the nineteenth century. Many surviving coaches remain on display at the Museum of New Hampshire History.
Furniture making and granite quarrying were also major local industries. The granite for the library of Congress in Washington, D.C. came from nearby Rattlesnake Hill, which to this day remains a major granite quarry. Because of Concord's central location, it became the northern hub of the railroad industry. For more than a century, scores of trains, headed in every direction, passed through the city daily.
Concord was also the home of the nation's fourteenth President, Franklin Pierce, and the Pierce Manse at the north end of Main Street is open to the public. A few miles northeast of Concord in Canterbury, members of an unusual and fascinating religious order settled in the 1790s. Today Canterbury Shaker Village is the premier museum of Shaker life. Concord was also the home of teacher-astronaut Christa McAuliffe. She is memorialized at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, the nation's most technologically sophisticated planetarium. Other sites of interest include the New Hampshire State House, which dates from 1818; the Eagle Hotel, which hosted several presidents during the 19th century; and the Walker-Woodman House (built ca. 1735), Concord's oldest free-standing house.
Centrally located, the city of Concord offers easy access to the scenic White Mountains, Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee and Lakes Regions, New Hampshire's gorgeous Atlantic Ocean coast, and the cultural and economic hub of Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to being the state capital, Concord is a center for health care in Northern New England and home to several major insurance companies today. Its neighborhoods and main street reflect almost 270 years of history. So please come and enjoy Concord's beautiful capitol, its historic downtown shopping area, parks and neighborhoods, as well as its magnificent setting on the bluffs of the Merrimack River. You'll be glad you came!
Visit NH real estate community websites at New Hampshire Real Estate for real estate information by town in New Hampshire. For MLS search, and real estate informaiton in other states visit http://www.virtualhomes.com.
The information is provided through RE/MAX Country Properties, located in Amherst, NH (www.nhrelocation.com). RE/MAX Innovations, our other office is located in Boston, MA.
To view communities in Massachusetts visit MA Real Estate and to search the Massachusetts MLS visit MA MLS. For Maine real estate information visit Maine Real Estate. If you are relocating to other NE states please visit CT Real Estate, VT Real Estate and RI Real Estate.
Click on Quincy Foreclosuresto view MLS foreclosed (bank owned) listings and short sale opportunities.
Single family, condominiums, multi-family and land listings will populate a map in Quincy, MA.
Visit the Quincy MA Virtual Homes web site at http://www.quincymarealestate.com
To view foreclosures in other Massachusetts communities:
The VirtualHomesMLStool provides a map based search of all MLS listings. Search by town,keyword
phrases, price, location or specific criteria. Take advantage of a map based search.
Virtual Homes provides a complete Internet marketing solution for agents, broker/owners and lenders
including lead generation, lead notification, management tools (CRM), training and support. View virtual
communities for local, town information in various states at MA Real Estate, NH Real Estate, CT Real
Estate and RI Real Estate.
Click on Malden Foreclosures to view MLS foreclosed (bank owned) listings and short sale opportunities.
Single family, condominiums, multi-family and land listings will populate a map in Malden, MA.
To view foreclosures in other communities:
The VirtualHomesMLS tool provides a map based search of all MLS listings. Search by town,keyword
phrases, price, location or specific criteria. Take advantage of a map based search.
Virtual Homes provides a complete Internet marketing solution for agents, broker/owners and lenders
including lead generation, lead notification, management tools (CRM), training and support. View virtual
communities for local, town information in various states at MA Real Estate, NH Real Estate, CT Real
Estate and RI Real Estate.
 |
|
|
Founder and CEO of Virtual Homes, Inc. (Internet marketing) and Virtual Homes Real Estate, an independent real estate company operating in five New England states.
ActiveRain Corp. is not responsible for the accuracy of the site's content (which is written by members of the ActiveRain Real Estate Network) and does not endorse the views of the real estate agents, mortgage brokers, and others listed here.
Powered by the ActiveRain Real Estate Network
© 2009 ActiveRain Corp. All Rights Reserved
