Date Admitted: | 1788 |
State Capital: | Concord |
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Admission to U.S.: | Nineth State |
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Flag Adopted: | 1909 Amended 1932 |
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State Motto: | "Live Free or Die" |
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Nickname: | The Granite State |
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State Song: | "Old New Hampshire" |
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State Flower: | Purple Lilac |
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State Wild Flower: | Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) |
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State Tree: | White Birch |
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State Bird: | Purple Finch |
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State Animal: | White Tailed Deer |
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State Insect: | Lady Bug |
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State Butterfly: | The Karner Blue (Lycaeides Melissa) |
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State Amphibian: | The Spooted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) |
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State Freshwater Fish: | The Brook trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) |
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State Saltwater Fish: | The Striped Bass (Roccus Saxatilis) |
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State Rock: | Granite |
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State Mineral: | Beryl |
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State Gem: | Smokey Quartz |
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