Rochester is home to 32,000 Strafford County residents who live in New Hampshire's largest region, the Seacoast region. Rochester is home to Skyhaven Airport and the annual Rochester Fair. The Rochester Fair has lots of games, carnival ride, and even food, wine, and fine dining tents.

The 45 square miles Rochester covers was incorporated in 1772 and encompasses both East Rochester and Gonic Villages. The heavily wooded area have a number of very tall White Pine trees that were reserved to be used as masts for Royal Navy Ships. During the Revolutionary War, Rochester was used as a meeting place for soldiers before traveling to their assignments.

A Civil War monument once stood in the downtown section of town and commemorated the 54 men who died in Rochester but during World War II, cannons on the side were melted down for use in the war. The monument today depicts a civil war scene accented by four World War II guns. Rochester is a destination for many American history buffsand localschool trips.

Rochester is an attractive community that is ideally situated in the New England region.The city allows a wide variety of professionals, artists, and students to commute to nearby cities and states. It's geographic locationprovides dramatic autumn trees attracting tourists from around theglobe.

Rochester has been a place where important people have gone to live because it is positioned in such a desirable location within New England. This includes Inventor Isaac Adams, Governors, U.S. Congressmen, Senators, and Arctic explorers like Charles Francis Hall. Rochester is home to some great lawyers today too. Rochester lawyers are familiar with local courts and their rigid procedures. They can help you do everything from getting money for an injury to disentangling your personal assets with an ex-husband or ex-wife.