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Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in the United States. It was founded in 1638 by the dissenting minister John Wheelwright and his followers after their banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. During the American Revolution it served as the capital of New Hampshire, and it is home to Phillips Exeter Academy, founded in 1781.

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Province of New Hampshire

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Exeter, New Hampshire. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/exeter-new-hampshire
MLA: “Exeter, New Hampshire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/exeter-new-hampshire. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Exeter, New Hampshire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/exeter-new-hampshire.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Exeter, New Hampshire’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/exeter-new-hampshire (Accessed: ).

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