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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: 112th Congress
U.S. Senate: 112th Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
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