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Quick Facts: New Hampshire
| 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: 111th Congress
U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
  
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