The Birth of a New Nation in New Hampshire: Independence Day Special

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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In Episode 305 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger spend Independence Day heading to Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to witness the birth of a new democratic republic born from the injustice of taxation without representation. This new nation caught the attention of the world and became a shining beacon of democracy – even if the Republic of Indian Stream only lasted from 1832 to 1835.

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0:00.0	Okay, we are way up here in New Hampshire, Jeff.
0:06.0	Yeah. We can't be far from the Canadian border.
0:08.0	No, maybe like five or ten miles from the border.
0:11.0	Wow. But we are getting close to our destination. We just entered the town of
0:14.7	Pittsburgh here on Route 3. And it's a perfect place to celebrate Independence Day because
0:19.2	it was here that a new nation was born long ago
0:23.0	a beacon of democracy for all to see.
0:25.4	Wait, wait, Pittsburgh?
0:26.6	Pittsburgh, I know, it's a little confusing.
0:28.8	Pittsburgh, New Hampshire, no H at the end.
0:31.0	Got you.
0:31.5	Yeah, making it different.
0:33.0	And a much smaller version than the more famous Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
0:36.0	Plus, I don't think the folks in Pittsburgh, New Hampshire, but French fries on their sandwiches like they do in
0:40.9	Pennsylvania.
0:41.9	Doesn't mean they shouldn't at least try it.
0:44.0	I agree. I've had it. It's really actually quite good.
0:47.0	Anyway, pull over here across the street from the Pittsburgh town green.
0:50.0	We're just about to leave the country. All right, now what do you mean about to leave the country? We're standing at the town green of Pittsburgh, New Hampshire.
1:07.7	Now that's right, but this wasn't always New Hampshire.
1:10.4	I get it. So the Canadian Boarding used to be over here well yeah but we're not
1:14.9	going to Canada either we're going to explore the epicenter of where
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