|  Capital:
Concord
Population: 1,235,786
Governor:John Lynch (D, to January 2007)
Motto: Live Free or Die
Nickname: Granite State
Flower: Purple Lilac
Bird: Purple Finch
Entered the Union:
June 21, 1788 As the:9th state
Origin of Name: From the English county of Hampshire
Major Industries: Electrical Machinery, Textiles, Pulp
and Paper Products, and Stone and Clay Products; Dairy
and Poultry Farming, Fruit Growing, Truck Vegetables,
Corn, Potatoes, Hay
Historical Sites: Daniel Webster's Birthplace near Franklin
and Strawberry Banke, the restored building of the original
colonial settlement at Portsmouth
Points of Interest: Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire's
largest lake; White Mountain National Forest; The Old
Man of the Mountain granite head profile at Franconia
Notch State Park, the New Hampshire's state symbol,(which
collapsed on May 1, 2003)
Bordering States: New Hampshire borders Vermont, Massachusetts,
and Maine.
More information regarding the state of New Hampshire
can be reached at the following addresses.
Offical State Website
NH
Department of Revenue
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Hampshire State Library
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Hampshire DES
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Hampshire DOT
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Hampshire 511
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Hampshire Historical Society
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Hampshire Division of Archives and Records Management
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Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreations
Official
State Travel and Ttourism Website for New Hampshire.
New
Hampshire Just for Kids
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