What Do You Know About New Hampshire?

New Hampshire Facts – http://www.visitnh.gov/

• The first public library in the US was founded in 1833 in Peterborough.
• Robert Frost lived in Derry from 1900-1909. He also lived in Plymouth and Franconia.
• Known as the Granite State.
• Live Free or Die is state Motto

 

State Symbols

• Emblem – The Old Man of the Mountain
• Flower – Purple Lilac
• Sport – Skiing
• Bird – Purple Finch
• Tree – White Birch
• Insect – Ladybug
• Fish – Brook Trout
• Gem – Smoky Quartz
• Animal – White-Tail Deer
• Amphibian – Red-Spotted Newt
• Fruit – Pumpkin
• Rock – Granite

 

Geography

• More than 1,200 lakes and ponds
• More than 1,500 miles of streams and rivers
• Highest mountain in the northeast is Mt. Washington at 6,288 feet
• Forests cover more than 80% of landscape
• 18 miles of coastline
• 19 different natural habitats for wildlife

 

History

• 1623 – Settled by British in Piscataqua
• 1679 – Named after Hampshire, England
• 1769 – Dartmouth College founded in Hanover
• 1775 – New Hampshire was the first state to declare independence from Britain
• 1808 – State capitol established in Concord
• 1853 – Franklin Pierce of Hillsboro was elected President, the only from NH