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72-929: Born in Exeter, New Hampshire , he attended Phillips Exeter Academy before establishing a legal practice in Zanesville, Ohio . After serving in the Ohio House of Representatives , he was appointed as a U.S. Marshal . Cass also joined the Freemasons and would eventually co-found the Grand Lodge of Michigan . He fought at the Battle of the Thames in the War of 1812 and was appointed to govern Michigan Territory in 1813. He negotiated treaties with American tribes to open land for American settlement as part of

144-504: A Revolutionary War veteran who fought under General George Washington at Bunker Hill . Cass attended the private Phillips Exeter Academy . In 1800, the family moved to Marietta , Ohio , part of a wave of westward migration after the end of the war and defeat of Native Americans in the Northwest Indian War . Cass studied law with Return J. Meigs Jr. , was admitted to the bar, and began a practice in Zanesville . In 1806, Cass

216-469: A band of Native Americans. The Americans killed one Native American and scalped him. Cass and his fellow Americans then withdrew safely. Cass became colonel of the 27th United States Infantry Regiment on February 20, 1813. Soon after, he was promoted to brigadier general in the Regular Army on March 12, 1813. Cass took part in the Battle of the Thames , which saw the death of Tecumseh . Cass resigned from

288-460: A bright red UFO at close range. Their sighting attracted national publicity and became the focus of a bestselling book, Incident at Exeter , by journalist John G. Fuller . The Air Force eventually admitted that it had been unable to identify the strange object, and it is still considered by many UFO buffs to be one of the most impressive UFO sightings on record. Exeter has a considerable number of architectural structures. Arthur Gilman designed

360-513: A clergyman exiled from the Puritan theocracy Massachusetts Bay Colony , purchased the land from Wehanownowit, the sagamore . Wheelwright took with him about 175 individuals to found a town he named after Exeter in Devon , England. Local government was linked with Massachusetts until New Hampshire became a separate colony in 1679, and counties were introduced in 1769. One of the four original townships in

432-543: A consolation prize for his previous presidential runs. Although retaining incumbent Secretary of State William L. Marcy was considered the best option by many, Buchanan made it clear that he did not want to keep anyone from the Pierce Administration. Moreover, Marcy had opposed his earlier presidential bids, and was in poor health in any event, ultimately dying in July 1857. Cass, aged 75, was seen by most as too old for such

504-411: A demanding position and was thought to likely be little more than a figurehead. Buchanan, weighing many of the other options for Secretary of State, considered that Cass was the best choice to avoid political infighting and sectional tensions. Buchanan wrote a flattering letter offering him the post of Secretary of State, commenting that he was remarkably active and energetic for his advanced age. Cass, who

576-586: A fellow Democrat as president all failed in their bid to do so. Cass made another bid for president in 1852 but neither he nor rival Democratic contenders Buchanan and Stephen Douglas secured a majority of delegates’ votes at the Democratic Convention in Baltimore , and the party went with Franklin Pierce instead. On March 6, 1857, President James Buchanan appointed Cass to serve as Secretary of State as

648-780: A list of approved trees for planting, which include 30 trees native to the area, four trees native to the Eastern U.S., and 27 non-native species. Native trees include: Red maple , Sugar maple , Freeman maple , Serviceberry or juneberry, River birch , American hornbeam , Hackberry , Common hackberry , Pagoda dogwood , Flowering dogwood , Hawthorn , American beech , Eastern red cedar , Black gum , Ironwood , White spruce (Picea alba), Pitch pine , White pine , American sycamore , Pin cherry , White oak , Swamp white oak , Scarlet oak , Bur oak , Red oak , Black willow , Sassafras , American mountain ash (Sorbus americana 'dwarfcrown'), American linden , and American elm . Exeter contains

720-454: A number of bands negotiated being allowed to remain in Michigan. At the end of his term, President Jackson appointed Cass to succeed Edward Livingston as the U.S. Minister to France on October 4, 1836. He presented his credentials on December 1, 1836, and served until he left his post on November 12, 1842, when he was succeeded by William R. King , who later became the 13th Vice President of

792-849: A position he would hold until 1836. Cass was a central figure in implementing the Indian removal policy of the Jackson administration; Congress had passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. While it was directed chiefly against the Southeastern tribes, especially the Five Civilized Tribes, it also affected tribes in Ohio, Illinois, and other areas east of the Mississippi River. Most were forced to Indian Territory in present-day Kansas and Oklahoma , but

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864-519: A reconnaissance force combined with 150 Ohio infantry troops under Cass were near the bridge leading to Fort Malden. Two British guns fired on the Americans and disabled an American cannon. The Americans captured two British soldiers after they crossed the bridge, before safely withdrawing with their prisoners. On July 28, 1812, Colonel Cass conducted a hit-and-run attack at the Rivière aux Canards driving back

936-407: A significant African American community, with its first census in 1790 recording 81 free African Americans (in 14 households, 11 of which they owned), and two enslaved African Americans. This was the highest percentage of African Americans in any settlement in the state at 4.7%. Many African Americans, such as Jude Hall (namesake of Jude's Pond on Drinkwater Road), earned their freedom fighting in

1008-415: A single-member district, with the several other nearby towns; it is represented by Democrat Alexis H. Simpson (D-Exeter). Like much of eastern Rockingham County, Exeter is strongly Democratic. The Amtrak Downeaster stops at Exeter , providing passenger rail service to Portland and Boston . Exeter is served by four exits (9–12) from Route 101 , and Interstate 95 is about 5 miles (8 km) to

1080-513: A small number of slaves continued to reside in Michigan until it achieved statehood. Despite his later claims to the contrary, as territorial governor, Cass is known to have owned at least one slave, a household servant, as evidenced by 1818 correspondence between him and Alexander Macomb . Slavery continued in Michigan until admission to the Union in 1837, when its first state constitution outlawed slavery statewide. In 1830, Cass published an article in

1152-581: Is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire , United States. Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 census , up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood . Home to Phillips Exeter Academy , a private university-preparatory school , Exeter is situated where the Exeter River becomes the tidal Squamscott River . The urban center of town, where 10,109 people resided at

1224-463: Is covered by water, comprising 1.80% of the town. Exeter is drained by the Exeter River , which feeds the tidal Squamscott River in the center of town. Exeter's highest point is 250 feet (76 m) above sea level, on Great Hill at the town's southwestern corner. Exeter lies fully within the Piscataqua River (Coastal) watershed . In 2005, the small herring-like alewife fish was present in

1296-715: Is in Exeter. Grand Lodge of Ohio The Grand Lodge of Ohio , formally known as the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio , is the governing body of the largest group of Masonic lodges in Ohio . (The next largest being the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio.) The Grand Lodge of Ohio follows the Anglo-American tradition of Freemasonry that is common in the United States. In 2023,

1368-708: Is the Academy Library , built in 1971 to the design of Louis I. Kahn . Sculptor Daniel Chester French created the town's war memorial in 1922. Architect Henry Bacon designed in 1916 the Swasey Pavilion at Exeter's town square. Other features of the town include the Swasey Parkway, which replaced the wharves and warehouses along the Squamscott River, and the Ioka Theatre of 1915 on Water Street. The latter

1440-470: The 2010 census , there were 14,306 people, 6,114 households, and 3,729 families residing in the town. The population density was 729.9 inhabitants per square mile (281.8/km ). The 6,496 housing units had an average density of 331.4 per square mile (128.0/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 95.5% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.2% some other race, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.77% of

1512-574: The 30th Congress . In 1848, he resigned from the Senate to run for president in the 1848 election . William Orlando Butler was selected as his running mate. Cass was a leading supporter of the doctrine of popular sovereignty , which held that the (white male) American citizens who lived in a territory should decide whether to permit slavery there. His nomination caused a split in the Democratic Party, leading many antislavery Northern Democrats to join

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1584-631: The Free Soil Party , which nominated former President Martin Van Buren . After losing the election to Zachary Taylor , Cass was returned by the state legislature to the Senate, serving from 1849 to 1857. He was the first non-incumbent Democratic presidential candidate to lose an election and the first Democrat who was unsuccessful in his bid to succeed another Democrat as president. Apart from James Buchanan's election to succeed Franklin Pierce in 1856, subsequent Democrats who attempted election to succeed

1656-522: The Grand Lodge reported a total membership of 75,000 Master Masons. The Grand Lodge of Ohio was formed on January 4–8, 1808 by a convention of five of the six Masonic lodges then meeting in Ohio. The convention was held in the statehouse at Chillicothe and, on January 7, Rufus Putnam was elected Grand Master. Prior to formation of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, six lodges operated under authority of charters issued by their individual parent grand lodges in

1728-662: The New Hampshire Senate , Exeter is located within New Hampshire's 24th State Senate district , represented by Democrat Debra Altschiller (D-Stratham). In the New Hampshire House of Representatives , Exeter has two districts covering the town. Rockingham 11 is a district with four seats covering just the town of Exeter; it is currently represented by four Democrats : Julie D. Gilman, Gaby M. Grossman, Linda J. Haskins, and Mark Paige. Exeter also shares Rockingham 33,

1800-531: The North American Review that passionately argued that Indians were "inherently inferior" to whites, and incapable of being civilized and thus should be removed from the eastern United States. This article caught the attention and approval of Andrew Jackson. On August 1, 1831, Cass resigned as governor of the Michigan Territory to take the post of Secretary of War under President Andrew Jackson ,

1872-713: The Revolutionary War , and many settled near the west bank of the Squamscott River after the war. Jude Hall is buried in the Winter Street cemetery. Reverend Thomas Paul of the African Meeting House in Boston was born in Exeter near this time, and later in 1822, abolitionist poet James Monroe Whitfield , a nephew of Jude Hall. In the late 1800s, two men had two dry-goods stores on Water Street, John Garrison Cutler and George Harris, who both had very high net worths at

1944-656: The United States Republican Party was born in Exeter on October 12, 1853, at the Squamscott Hotel at a secret meeting of Amos Tuck with other abolitionists . At this meeting, Tuck proposed forming a new political party to be called Republican. Upon learning of Tuck's meeting, in December 1853, Horace Greeley said, "I think 'Republican' would be the best name, it will sound both Jeffersonian and Madisonian, and for that reason will take well." Abraham Lincoln ,

2016-581: The War of 1812 broke out, Cass took command of the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Regiment . During the war, Cass conducted several military operations around the Canada–United States border . On July 16, 1812, a British force consisting of the 41st Regiment of Foot , 60 men of the Canadian Militia and a number of Indians were posted near Fort Malden . Cass and Colonel James Miller led a concealed American reconnaissance force near them. The British detected

2088-621: The 180-ton clipper Oliver Peabody , owned by Gov. John Taylor Gilman , Oliver Peabody, Col. Gilman Leavitt, and others, was boarded by brigs belonging to the Royal Navy under command of Admiral Horatio Nelson . Enforcing a blockade against the French, Nelson offered ship Captain Stephen Gilman of Exeter a glass of wine and paid him for his cargo in Spanish dollars. The trip demonstrates how far afield

2160-561: The 2020 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Exeter census-designated place . For thousands of years prior to European colonization, the area was inhabited by Pennacook Abenaki villagers. The location was originally known as "M’Squamskook", meaning "Falls at the Place of the Salmon" in Abenaki language , and would later become known as "Squamscott". About 100 Pennacook would return to

2232-589: The Americans, and sent a party of Indians over a nearby bridge to draw them out; however, once the Indians crossed, the concealed Americans opened fire, wounding two and killing one. Cass and Miller send word to General William Hull , requesting permission to attack Fort Malden and hold it until reinforcements arrived. However, Hull, an indecisive officer, was unsupportive and refused to agree to their request, which led Cass and Miller to withdraw their men back to American lines. On July 19, 1812, Colonel Duncan McArthur with

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2304-602: The Army on May 1, 1814. As a reward for his military service, Cass was appointed Governor of the Michigan Territory by President James Madison on October 29, 1813, serving until 1831. As he was frequently traveling on business, several territorial secretaries often acted as governor in his place. During this period, he helped negotiate and implement treaties with Native American tribes in Michigan, by which they ceded substantial amounts of land. Some were given small reservations in

2376-592: The Cabinet in December 1860 in protest of Buchanan's handling of the threatened secession of several Southern states. Since his death in 1866, he has been commemorated in various ways, including with a statue in the National Statuary Hall . Cass was born on October 9, 1782, in Exeter, New Hampshire , near the end of the American Revolution . His parents were Molly ( née Gilman) Cass and Major Jonathan Cass,

2448-583: The Exeter River, though its numbers were fewer than in previous years. Local accounts suggest that the average length of the alewife was six inches. At this point in time the Exeter River was dammed in downtown Exeter, and a fish ladder would occasionally have a visible chad, lamprey eel , or trout . Water from the small freshwater Dearborn Brook is stored in the Exeter Reservoir to support municipal drinking water system. A 2005 plan to manage Dearborn Brook

2520-642: The Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio. The Grand Lodge granted fraternal recognition at its 186th annual session on October 20, 1995. The agreement between the two grand lodges states: In recognition of the fact that both Grand Lodges are regular in origin and legitimate in nature, now therefore be it resolved that: It is mutually agreed by The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio and The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, Inc. on this 20th day of October, 1995, that we dwell together in peace and harmony, and each do hereafter fraternally recognize

2592-594: The Great Dam that had separated the Exeter River and the Squamscott River was removed. The removal of the dam and the fish ladder caused the alewife population to rebound, with over 100,000 fish as compared to 1,628 in 1970 and 15,626 in 1981. Hawks and eagles have been observed hunting the fish. A 2017 town survey found that most human-planted trees in the urban areas of Exeter are broadleaf deciduous. Some significant species include Norway maples , red maple , oak, sugar maples , hedge maples, and ash. Exeter also maintains

2664-590: The Masters and Wardens of the chartered lodges under its jurisdiction, the District Deputy Grand Masters and District Education Officers during their term of office, and such Past Grand Masters and Past District Deputy Grand Masters as are members of such lodges. Until 2012, the Grand Lodge's headquarters and museum were located in Worthington, Ohio . The Worthington building was built in 1955 and adjoined

2736-551: The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio as well as James E. Olmstead, Grand Master, and Neil M. Smalley, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio. There are six officers who are elected annually: and six officers who are appointed by the Grand Master: The voting membership of the Grand Lodge consists of its elected and appointed officers, together with

2808-602: The Old Town Hall of 1855. The Old Public Library of 1894, which now is home to the Exeter Historical Society, was designed by the Boston firm of Rotch & Tilden . Ralph Adams Cram , who trained with Rotch & Tilden, designed both Phillips Church, built in 1897, and Tuck High School, built in 1911. Cram's firm of Cram & Ferguson designed the entire Phillips Exeter Academy campus between 1908 and 1950. More recent

2880-707: The Rockingham Land Trust, described the Squamscott River of the 1940s: [The] Squamscott was a place to stay away from. It stank, and was filled with dyes from the mills and sewage dumped from along Water Street. In 1922, it was affected by the 1922 New England Textile Strike , shutting down the mills in the town over an attempted wage cut and hours increase. In September 1965, Exeter was involved in UFO history when local teenager Norman Muscarello and two Exeter police officers, Eugene Bertrand and David Hunt, witnessed

2952-534: The Squamscott in the spring to fish, and raise corn, pumpkin, and pigeons, and had relations to other Pennacook at Concord, Sewall's Island, and Manchester. They fished at the falls where the Exeter River becomes the tidal Squamscott, the site around which the future town of Exeter grew. The falls in Brentwood were known to have been a favorite fishing site of the native population. On April 3, 1638, John Wheelwright ,

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3024-517: The United States under President Franklin Pierce . In the 1844 Democratic convention , Cass stood as a candidate for the presidential nomination, losing on the 9th ballot to dark horse candidate James K. Polk . Cass was elected by the state legislature to represent Michigan in the United States Senate , serving in 1845–1848. He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs in

3096-584: The United States to accept the islands under a protectorate in June 1858. Cass resigned on December 14, 1860, because of what he considered Buchanan's failure to protect federal interests in the South and failure to mobilize the federal military, actions that might have averted the threatened secession of Southern states. On May 26, 1806, Cass married Elizabeth Spencer (1786–1853), the daughter of Dr. Joseph Spencer Jr. and Deborah (née Seldon) Spencer. Her paternal grandfather

3168-581: The anti-slavery wing of the party. Van Buren led the Free Soil Party 's presidential ticket and appealed to many anti-slavery Democrats, possibly contributing to the victory of Whig nominee Zachary Taylor . Cass returned to the Senate in 1849 and continued to serve until 1857 when he accepted appointment as the Secretary of State . He unsuccessfully sought to buy land from Mexico and sympathized with American filibusters in Latin America . Cass resigned from

3240-521: The appointment. In 1820, Cass led an expedition to the northwestern part of Michigan Territory, in the Great Lakes region in today's northern Minnesota . Its purpose was to map the region and locate the source of the Mississippi River . The headwater of the great river was then unknown, resulting in an undefined border between the United States and British North America , which had been linked to

3312-408: The belief in the 19th century phrase " manifest destiny " at the time, and led a survey expedition into the northwest part of the territory. Cass resigned as governor in 1831 to accept appointment as Secretary of War under Andrew Jackson. As Secretary of War, he helped implement Jackson's policy of Indian removal . After serving as ambassador to France from 1836 to 1842, he unsuccessfully sought

3384-516: The east. Routes 27 , 85 , 108 , 111 , and 111A meet at the town's center, and Route 88 is on the east side of the town. In 1990, the SIGARMS, Inc. company moved to Exeter. When it was bought by Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier in October 2000, the name was changed to SIG Sauer Inc. Today, SIG Sauer is one of the world's largest firearms manufacturing entities. Bauer Hockey 's global headquarters

3456-652: The eastern United States: Erie Lodge was the driving force behind the formation of the Grand Lodge, and proposed the idea to the other lodges in the state. Due to a dispute over the credentials of its representative, James Kilbourne , New England Lodge was not present at the convention but is considered a founding lodge nevertheless. The Grand Lodge of Ohio has been in continual existence since 1808 and as of May, 2023 had over 430 chartered lodges and more than 64,000 members. On December 4, 1994, Steven Reece, Grand Master of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio, formally requested recognition of his grand lodge by

3528-485: The eastern side of the island in the lower falls. This mill was established within the first season of settling in Exeter, and his son Humphrey assumed control of the mill in 1643, when Thomas died. Some early settlers came from Hingham, Massachusetts , including the Gilman, Folsom, and Leavitt families. In 1647, Edward Gilman Jr. established the first sawmill , and by 1651, Gilman had a 50-ton sloop which he used to conduct business in lumber, staves, and masts. Gilman

3600-435: The extradition of William Walker to the United States. Cass attempted to buy more land from Mexico , but faced opposition from both Mexico and congressional leaders. He also negotiated a final settlement to the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty , limiting U.S. and British control of Latin American countries. The chiefs of Raiatea and Tahaa in the South Pacific, refusing to accept the rule of King Tamatoa V , unsuccessfully petitioned

3672-406: The final four months of Buchanan's administration. As expected, the aged Cass largely delegated major decision-making to subordinates, but eagerly signed his name on papers and dispatches penned by them. While sympathetic to American filibusters in Central America, he was instrumental in having Commodore Hiram Paulding removed from command for his landing of Marines in Nicaragua and compelling

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3744-468: The first Republican president, visited Exeter in 1860. His son, Robert Todd Lincoln , was attending Phillips Exeter Academy, the college preparatory school founded in 1781 by John Phillips . The town was also once home to the Robinson Female Seminary , established in 1867 and previously known as the Exeter Female Academy (established in 1826). Its landmark Second Empire schoolhouse, completed in 1869, burned in October 1961. Joanna Pellerin, president of

3816-541: The merchants of Exeter reached. The last Native American raid on Exeter was in August 1723, and by 1725, the tribes had left the area. In 1774, the rebellious Provincial Congress began to meet in the Exeter Town House after colonial governor John Wentworth banned it from the colonial capitol at Portsmouth. In July 1775, the Provincial Congress had the provincial records seized from royal officials in Portsmouth and brought to Exeter, as well, so Exeter became New Hampshire's capital, an honor it held for 14 years. Exeter had

3888-417: The oldest part of campus. Members of the Gilman family have played an important role in the United States government, including Founding Father Nicholas Gilman , as well as treasurers, a governor, representatives to the General Assembly and judges to the General Court of New Hampshire. The Gilman family began trading as far as the West Indies with ships they owned out of Portsmouth . In an 1803 voyage,

3960-478: The other as legitimate proponents of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth within the state of Ohio and do accord to the other rights of visitation in Grand Lodge and constituent lodges wheresoever assembled, subject to the rights, powers and authority of the Grand Masters and the Masters of the constituent lodges to preside over their respective Grand Lodges and lodges. The agreement was signed by Steven Reece, Grand Master, and Frederick E. Kelley Sr., Deputy Grand Master of

4032-402: The population. Of the 6,114 households, 29.1% had children under 18 living with them, 47.5% were headed by married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were not families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% were someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28, and the average family size

4104-440: The presidential nomination at the 1844 Democratic National Convention ; a deadlock between supporters of Cass and former President Martin Van Buren ended with the nomination of James K. Polk . In 1845, the Michigan Legislature elected Cass to the Senate, where he served until 1848. Cass's nomination at the 1848 Democratic National Convention precipitated a split in the party, as Cass's advocacy for popular sovereignty alienated

4176-421: The province, Exeter originally included Newmarket , Newfields , Brentwood , Epping , and Fremont . On July 4, 1639, 35 freemen of Exeter signed the Exeter Combination , a document written by Wheelwright to establish their own government. The settlers hunted, planted and fished, raised cattle and swine, or made shakes (shingles) and barrel staves. Thomas Wilson established the town's first grist mill on

4248-426: The publicly-owned 235 acre Conner Farm Wildlife Management Area. This area contains about 90 acres of open fields, as well as upland forests of red oak , white oak , hemlock , and white pine . There are also black cherry , hickory , hop hornbeam , aspen , and birch trees. Additionally, there is a small freshwater marsh, a stream, and beaver ponds. Animals include deer, turkey , and migratory waterfowl. As of

4320-415: The river. The Cass expedition erroneously identified what became known as Cass Lake as the Mississippi's source. It was not until 1832 that Henry Rowe Schoolcraft , the Cass expedition's geologist, identified nearby Lake Itasca as the headwater of the Mississippi. Though the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory , which included what later became Michigan Territory,

4392-475: The territory. In 1817, Cass was one of the two commissioners (along with Duncan McArthur ), who negotiated the Treaty of Fort Meigs , which was signed on September 29 with several Native American tribes of the region, under which they ceded large amounts of territory to the United States. This helped open up areas of Michigan to settlement by Euro-Americans. That same year, Cass was named to serve as Secretary of War under President James Monroe , but he declined

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4464-411: The time. In 1827, the Exeter Manufacturing Company was established beside the river, using water power to produce cotton textiles. Other businesses manufactured shoes, saddles , harnesses , lumber, boxes, bricks , carriages , and bicycles. In 1836, the last schooner was launched at Exeter. In 1840, the Boston & Maine Railroad entered the town. According to former governor Hugh Gregg ,

4536-494: Was Joseph Spencer , a Continental Congressman who was a major general in the Continental Army . Lewis and Elizabeth were the parents of seven children, five of whom lived past infancy: Cass died on June 17, 1866, in Detroit , Michigan . He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit. Through his daughter Mary, he was the great-grandfather of Cass Canfield (longtime president and chairman of Harper & Brothers , later Harper & Row ). Through his daughter Matilda, he

4608-448: Was $ 68,777, and for a family was $ 95,435. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 64,632 versus $ 41,088 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 38,018. About 2.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.2% of those under 18 and 4.1% of those 65 or over. Exeter is located in New Hampshire's 1st congressional district , represented by Democrat Chris Pappas (D-Manchester). In

4680-405: Was 2.92. In the town, the age distribution of the population was 22.6% under 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 84.9 males. For the period 2007–2011, the estimated median annual income for a household in the town

4752-426: Was admitted as Charter member of the Lodge of Amity 105 (later No.5), Zanesville. He served as the first Worshipful Master of the Lodge of Amity in 1806. Cass was one of the founders of the Grand Lodge of Ohio , representing the Lodge of Amity at the first meeting on January 4, 1808. He was elected Deputy Grand Master on January 5, 1809, and Grand Master on January 3, 1810, January 8, 1811, and January 8, 1812. After

4824-493: Was built by Edward Mayer, an Exeter judge and resident. Mayer's opening feature was The Birth of a Nation , by D. W. Griffith . The theatre's curious name was proposed in a contest by a young woman with an enthusiasm for Scouting . Ioka was a Native American word meaning "playground". According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has an area of 20.0 square miles (51.7 km ), of which 19.6 square miles (50.8 km ) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km )

4896-477: Was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives . The following year, President Thomas Jefferson appointed Cass as the U.S. Marshal for Ohio. He joined the Freemasons , an increasingly popular fraternal organization in that period, being initiated as an Entered Apprentice in what was later American Union Lodge No.1 at Marietta on December 5, 1803. He achieved his Fellow Craft degree on April 2, 1804, and his Master Mason degree on May 7, 1804. On June 24, 1805, he

4968-420: Was lost at sea in 1653 while traveling to England to purchase equipment for his mills, but his family later became prominent as lumbermen , shipbuilders, merchants, and statesmen. The Gilman Garrison House and the American Independence Museum were both former homes of the Gilman family. The Gilman family also donated the land on which Phillips Exeter Academy stands, including the academy's original Yard,

5040-416: Was retiring from the Senate, but not eager to leave Washington and return home to Michigan, immediately accepted. Taking the position, Cass promised to refrain from making anti-British remarks in public (having served in the War of 1812, Cass had a low opinion of London). Most assumed Cass was a temporary Secretary of State until a younger, more fit man could be found, however, he ultimately served for all but

5112-410: Was submitted by the Rockingham Planning Commission through the Clean Water Act . Dearborn Brook is a freshwater tributary to the tidal Squamscott River . In fall 2015, the majority of the rivers in Exeter were impaired from stormwater and snowmelt-driven runoff pollutants , including large portions of Exeter River and Squamscott River, Dudley Brook, Little River , and Piscassic River . In 2016,

5184-647: Was the grandfather of Elizabeth Cass Ledyard (wife of Francis Wayland Goddard); Henry Brockholst Ledyard Jr. (who was president of the Michigan Central Railroad ); Susan Livingston Ledyard (wife of Hamilton Bullock Tompkins); Lewis Cass Ledyard (a prominent lawyer with Carter Ledyard & Milburn who was the personal counsel of J. Pierpont Morgan ); and Matilda Spancer Ledyard. Cass's great-great-grandson, Republican Thomas Cass Ballenger , represented North Carolina 's 10th Congressional District from 1986 to 2005. Exeter, New Hampshire Exeter

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