Incorporated: 1638
Population: 14,478
County Name: Rockingham
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Exeter
10 Front Street
Exeter, NH 03833

Phone: 603-778-0591
Fax: 603-772-4709
Website: www.exeternh.org

Origin:
Exeter was one of the four original towns established in New Hampshire. It was first known as Squamscott, and was given the name Exeter by the settlement's managers, the Exeter Combination, a group of English colonizers. The river location of the town made it a shipbuilding center and West Indies trading port. Exeter is home to Phillips Exeter Academy, endowed by Colonel John Phillips in 1781, and the American Independence Museum.

More about Exeter:
Exeter, known as the "Colonial Capital of New Hampshire," is one of the most attractive towns in the state.