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Who Needs Counties

Library of Congress; New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
Carroll County; The Extent and Divison of the Dairy Industry in New Hampshire

Counties are the "forgotten" part of government, but why do they matter?

Counties handle the business of governance too big for towns, but too granular for state oversight. In this edition of Civics 101: New Hampshire, the impact of county government on day-to-day life.

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