New Hampshire - School-Age
New Hampshire
9th State (June 21, 1788), New England U.S.
State Abbreviation: NH
Capital: Concord
Origin of name: From the English county of Hampshire.
Motto: Live Free or Die
Nickname: The Granite State
New Hampshire State Symbols
New Hampshire: State Seal
Amphibian: Red Spotted Newt
Animal: White-tail Deer
Bird: Purple Finch
Dog: Chinook
Flower: Purple Lilac
Gem Smokey Quartz
Insect: The Ladybug
Mineral: Beryl
Rock: Granite
Song: Old New Hampshire (official). New Hampshire has one official song and eight honorary songs
Sport: Skiing
Tree: White Birch
Wildflower: Pink Lady's Slipper
Things to Know
Information on how it was formed. View of the collapse of the Old Man of the Mountain.
The highest peak in New England.
Mt. Washington
An archipelago consisting of nine small islands, lie off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine.
Greenhouse and nursery products are the most important commercial crops raised in New Hampshire. New Hampshire's major field crop is hay, which is mainly used for cattle and horse feed. New Hampshire agriculture
Major Rivers: (the largest river in New England), Merrimack River.
Concord Coach
The Concord coach was an American stagecoach manufactured in Concord, NH by the Abbot-Downing company. The first Concord Coach was built in 1827. The Concord Coach famous for its use in the American West.
Read the history of the Concord Coaches.
Concord stagecoach in the American West, ca. 1869.
Video
An original documentary created by the Abbot-Downing Historical Society
Famous New Hampshirites
Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14th President
(1782 - 1852)
A farmer's son who became a lawyer, an orator, and secretary of state, he became his era's foremost advocate of American nationalism.
(1874-1963), Pulitzer Prize winning American poet
(1923-1998), Astronaut
First American to travel in space, 1961. He was also the 5th astronaut to land on the moon.
(1977-)
Bode is known for his independent spirit and unorthodox skiing style. The first American in 22 years to win the overall World Cup title.
Things to Do
New Hampshire State Bird and State Flower Color Page.
New Hampshire Flag Map color page
Sites to See
Did Blackbeard bury his treasure on the Isles of Shoals?
Theory of who Uncle Sam was named after.
