Under an English land grant, Capt. John Smith sent settlers to establish a fishing colony at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, near present-day Rye and Dover, in 1623. Capt. John Mason, who participated in the founding of Portsmouth in 1630, gave New Hampshire its name.
After a 38-year period of union with Massachusetts, New Hampshire was made a separate royal colony in 1679. As leaders in the revolutionary cause, New Hampshire delegates received the honor of being the first to vote for the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. New Hampshire gained a measure of international attention in 1905 when Portsmouth Naval Base played host to the signing of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War, known as the Treaty of Portsmouth.
Capital City: Concord
Capitol Tour
New Hampshire: State of New Hampshire Official Web Site
Admission to Statehood: Click for Date & List
Airports: Airports Map ? Airport Links
Amtrak: Northeast
Area: 9351 sq.mi, 46th ? Land 8969 sq. mi., 44th ? Water 382 sq.mi., 45th ? Coastline 13 mi., 22nd ? Shoreline 131 mi., 23rd
Area Codes: New Hampshire
Biographies: Famous People from New Hampshire
Bird: Purple Finch
Border States: Regional List ??Maine ?? Massachusetts ? Vermont
Cam World: Live Web Cams
Cities & Towns: New Hampshire
Climate: New Hampshire
Community Pages: New Hampshire Cities, Towns, Communities List
Constitution: 9th State
County Profile: County Map ? 10 Counties
Courts: Judicial System
Current Events: New Hampshire News Headlines
Department of: Education | Certification | University System of New Hampshire The largest provider of post secondary education in the Granite State. | Plymouth State University | University of New Hampshire Top-tier land-, sea-, and space-grant public university, with more than 10,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, founded in 1866.
Driving: DMV
Economy: Agriculture: Dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, apples, eggs.?? Industry: Machinery, electric equipment, rubber and plastic products, tourism.
Flag: New Hampshire (nh)
Flower: Purple lilac ? Syringa vulgaris
Cyndi's List ?? Historical Societies
Geographic Center: Belknap, 3 miles east of Ashland
Geology Maps: New Hampshire
Ghost Towns: Ghost Towns
Governor: Office of Governor
Highest Point: Mt. Washington; 6,288 feet, 18th
Highways: New Hampshire Highways
History: History Timeline ??? Historical ? Civil War
Hotels, Motels & Inns:
Kids Corner: State of New Hampshire Kids Site
Library: New Hampshire?
License Plates: New Hampshire
Lottery:
Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd
Maps:
Media: Radio ? TV
Motto: Live free or die
Museums: The Virtual Library
Name: New Hampshire: Granite is the traditional rock in New Hampshire. It gave New Hampshire its nickname of ?The Granite State.? New Hampshire once had a large industry surrounding the quarrying of granite
National Forest: New Hampshire
New England: States
Population: Quick facts ? 1,235,786; 41st, 12/00
Presidential Birthplace: Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857 {14th}
Real Estate: Every New Hampshire City, Town & Community
Representatives: New Hampshire House: Members??? New Hampshire Senate: Members??? US House: ? 110th Congress ?? US Senate: ? 110th Congress
Road Side America: New Hampshire
School Directory: New Hampshire
Soil: New Hampshire - Marlow
Song: New Hampshire? ??
Sports: New Hampshire Teams
State Parks: New Hampshire
Symbols: NH Almanac
Tourism: www.visitnh.gov
Travel: New Hampshire Travel
Tree: Paper birch ? Betula papyrifera ?
Veteran Affairs: New Hampshire VA
Visitor Guides: New England vacations - the New Hampshire way ?Official Site of the New Hampshire Office of Travel & Tourism.
Weather: Concord, Concord Municipal Airport
White Pages: AnyWho.com ?- Over 90 million people listings, businesses, emails, & reverse telephone listings.
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