New Hampshire: The Granite State

• Capital: Concord
• Major Cities:
  • Portsmouth
  • Manchester
  • Nashua
• Major Geographical Features
  • White Mountains
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Merrimack River
  • Connecticut River
  • Lake Winnipesaukee
  • Mt. Washington
• National Parks: none
• 1623: New Hampshire's first settlers settle near Portsmouth and Dover
• 1719: 1st potato grown in the United States
• 1775: New Hampshire becomes the 1st colony to declare its independence from Great Britain
• 1776: New Hampshire becomes the 1st state to vote for the Declaration of Independence
  • The two preceding facts contribute to New Hampshire's hosting of the 1st presidential primary each election year
• 1788: New Hampshire becomes the 9th state
• 1833: 1st free public library in Peterborough
• 1905: President Teddy Roosevelt organizes and end to the Russo-Japanese War in Portsmouth
  • Only state to host a formal conclusion to a foreign war
• Motto: "Live Free or Die"
• Name Meaning: Name honors the English colony of Hampshire
• Industries
  • Dairy
  • Apples
  • Maple Syrup
  • Granite
• Mt. Washington holds the world record for the highest recorded wind speeds
• 1 of 2 states without personal income and general sales tax
• Famous People
  • Franklin Pierce
  • Alan Shepard
  • Salmon P. Chase
  • Daniel Webster