| New
Hampshire |
| Date
of Statehood: |
June 21,
1788 (9th state) |
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| Motto: |
Live Free or Die |
| Capital: |
Concord |
| Population: |
1,235,786; 41st |
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| Nickname: |
Granite State
|
| Song: |
Old
New Hampshire |
| Flag: |
The New Hampshire
state flag was adopted in 1776. |
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| Flower: |
Purple Lilac
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| Tree: |
Paper Birch |
| Bird: |
Purple Finch |
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| Famous
People: |
Benjamin F. Keith;
Mary Morse Baker Eddy |
| Chief Products: |
Fishing |
| Fun Facts: |
The highest
wind speed recorded at ground level was at Mt. Washington on April 12, 1934.
The winds were three times as fast as those in most hurricanes.
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