Quick Facts: New
Hampshire
Capital
City: |
Concord |
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Nickname: |
Granite State |
Motto: |
Live free or die |
Statehood: |
June 21, 1788
(9th) |
Origin
of State's Name: |
Named for
Hampshire, England, by Captain John Mason |
Largest
Cities: |
Manchester,
Nashua, Concord, Derry, Rochester |
Border
States: |
Maine,
Massachusetts, Vermont |
Land
Area: |
8,969 sq. mi.,
44th largest |
State
Bird: |
Purple Finch |
State
Flower: |
Purple Lilac (syringa
vulgaris) |
State
Tree: |
White Birch (betula
papyrifera) |
State
Song: |
Old New
Hampshire |
E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
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