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Hancock started as an unidentified settlement on the Contoocook River, in lands known as Society Land or Cumberland, which had been reserved for the proprietors of the lands which became New Hampshire. First settled in 1764, the town was set off from Peterborough, New HampshirePeterborough and incorporated in 1779, named Hancock in honor of John Hancock. A landowner of 1,875 acres in the community, Hancock was the first governor of the state of Massachusetts, president of the Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Almost every building on Main Street in downtown Hancock is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hancock's Meetinghouse is home to Paul ReverePaul Revere's #236 bell, which chimes on the hour, day and night. The town does not have traditional sidewalks, but gravel paths leading from home to home. Image:Main Street looking East, Hancock, NH.jpgMain Street in 1907 Image:Historical Society, Hancock, NH.jpgHistorical Society in 1915 Image:Public Library & Main Street, Hancock, NH.jpgOld Library in c. 1905 Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock%2C_New_Hampshire
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