Admission to Statehood: June 21, 1788
Agriculture: Dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, apples, eggs.
Area: 9,351 sq.mi total, (46th) - Land 8,969 sq. mi., (44th) Water 382 sq.mi., (45th)
Area Code: 603
Bird: Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
Border States: Maine, Massachusetts & Vermont and the Province of Quebec
Constitution: 9th State
Flag: The state flag shall be of the following color and design: The body or field shall be blue and shall bear upon its center in suitable proportion and colors a representation of the state seal. The seal shall be surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves with nine stars interspersed.
Flower: Purple lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Geographic Center: Belknap, 3 miles east of Ashland
Governor: John Lynch (D)
Highest Point: Mt. Washington; 6,288 feet, (18th)
Industry: Machinery, electric equipment, rubber and plastic products, tourism.
Largest Cities:
Manchester,
Nashua,
Concord,
Derry,
Rochester,
Salem,
Dover,
Merrimack,
Londonderry &
Hudson
Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level
Motto: Live free or die
Nickname: Granite State
Population: 1,235,786; (41st), 12/00
Song: Old New Hampshire
Tree: White birch (Betula papyrifera)
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