Capital: Concord
Population: 1,235,786
Entered the Union: June 21, 1788
As the: 9th state
Motto: Live Free or Die
Nickname: Granite State
Flower: Purple Lilac
Bird: Purple Finch
Song: Old New Hampshire and New Hampshire, My New Hampshire
Sports Teams: None
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, and 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, and the Old Man of the Mountain granite head profile at Franconia, New Hampshire's official
Bordering States: Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine
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