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Quick Facts: New Hampshire
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Capital City: Concord

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Nickname: Granite State
Motto: Live free or die
Statehood: June 21, 1788 (9th)
Origin of State's Name: Named for Hampshire, England, by Captain John Mason
Largest Cities: Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Derry, Rochester
Border States: Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont
Land Area: 8,969 sq. mi., 44th largest
State Bird: Purple Finch
State Flower: Purple Lilac (syringa vulgaris)
State Tree: White Birch (betula papyrifera)
State Song: Old New Hampshire
E-mail your Congressperson: U.S. House: 110th Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th Congress

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Last updated: January 25, 2008
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