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New Hampshire’s nickname is The Granite State

It is in the North East region

Its capital city is Concord

Some major cities are Keene, Rochester, and Plymouth

The population is 1,320,718 people

STATE FLAG, STATE BIRD, AND STATE TREE

State bird: Purple FinchState flower: Purple LilacState tree: White Birch

CURRENT GOVERNOR AND STATE SENATOR Maggie Hassan (Democratic)

Kelly Ayotte (Republican)

Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)

BORDERS AND GEOGRAPHY

The borders are the Atlantic Ocean, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Canada

New Hampshire's geography is mountainous, glaciers, valleys , rivers, trees lakes, rocks, sandy beaches.

NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE Granite, soil, lumber, paper, rivers,

coal, oils, and nuclear energy

Before the 1800’s agriculture was the main way to make a living. The soil was important with generally acidic and filled with stones and acid.

HISTORY AND ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL FACTS

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In 1603 Martin Pring was looking for sassafras when he first ,explored New Hampshire coast

In 1622 England gave Caption John Mason and Sir Ferdinando Gorges the land that is now New Hampshire

In 1679 New Hampshire became a royal colony ,and separated from Massachusetts

PLACES TO VISIT

The Old Man of the Mountain , going down snow slopes , peaceful vacations , and drive through autumn

The darting Outing club, It is a Winter carnival and you can do Winter sports there

ADDITIONAL FACTS AND INFORMATION

Daniel Webster is New Hampshire's most Famous son. He was born in 1782 in Salisbury and graduated from Dartmouth college

On June 15 New Hampshire lawmakers adopted the New Hampshire Declaration of Independence. It was one of the 13 colonies in January of 1776

Mixed trees including maples, beeches, birches, oaks, ashes, and hickories, account for about one third of the state’s forest cover

Canals were built and used for a few years as waterways, but after 1850, railroads became important means of transportation

In May 1775, the provincial Congress of New Hampshire had set up a revolutionary government

Native animals include opossums, moles, shrews, bats, porcupines, raccoons, muskrats, weasels, minks, skunks, chipmunks, foxes, squirrels, and rabbits

RECOURSES USED

“New Hampshire”, CultureGrams States Edition. ProQuest.2014.Web.17 March 2014

Sylvia McMair America the Beautiful New Hampshire, Canada, Joan Darling, 1992 print.