The state flag shall be of the following color and design: The body or field shall be blue and shall bear upon its center in suitable proportion and colors a representation of the state seal. The seal shall be surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves with nine stars interspersed. When used for military purposes the flag shall conform to the regulations of the United States.
The seal of the state shall be 2 inches in diameter, circular, with the following detail and no other: A field crossed by a straight horizon line of the sea, above the center of the field; concentric with the field the rising sun, exposed above the horizon about 1/3 of its diameter; the field encompassed with laurel; across the field for the full width within the laurel a broadside view of the frigate Raleigh, on the stocks; the ship’s bow dexter and higher than the stern; the 3 lower masts shown in place, together with the fore, main and mizzen tops, shrouds and mainstays; an ensign staff at the stern flies the United States flag authorized by act of Congress June 14, 1777; a jury staff on the mainmast and another on the foremast each flies a pennant; flags and pennants are streaming to the dexter side; the hull is shown without a rudder; below the ship the field is divided into land and water by a double diagonal line whose highest point is sinister; no detail is shown anywhere on the water, nor any on the land between the water and the stocks except a granite boulder on the dexter side; encircling the field is the inscription, SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, the words separated by round periods, except between the parts of New Hampshire; at the lowest point of the inscription is the date 1776, flanked on either side by a 5-pointed star, which group separates the beginning and end of the inscription.
Sylvester Roper built the first self-propelled two-wheeled machine in America. Roper’s steam-powered bicycle made its first public appearance in 1869 in his hometown of Roxbury, Massachusetts. The bike was a hit with the public and Roper toured the fairs and circuses of New England for the rest of his life. Roper was born on November 24, 1823 in Francestown, N.H. He died on June 1, 1896, from a heart attack while riding his motorcycle.
Nickname: Granite State
Granite is the traditional rock in New Hampshire. It gave New Hampshire its nickname of “The Granite State”. The nickname may also reflect the state's attachment to tradition and its history of a frugal government
Presidential Birthplace: Franklin Pierce 1853 – 1857 {14th}
Born November 23, 1804, in Hillsborough (now Hillsboro)
New Hampshire has 10 counties, 13 municipalities, 221 towns and 22 unincorporated places
Of the thirteen original colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from Mother England -- a full six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
New Hampshire’s State House is the oldest state capitol in which a legislature still meets in its original chambers
Weir’s Beach, Laconia is home to the nation’s oldest motorcycle rally which began in 1932.
New Hampshire has 72 covered bridges, 68 registered and 4 not registered
Monadnock Paper Mills, a family owned business is the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States
Levi Hutchins of Concord invented the first alarm clock in 1787
In 1833 the first free public library in the United States was established in Peterborough
The first potato planted in the United States was at Londonderry Common Field in 1719
The novel Peyton Place was inspired by Gilmanton, New Hampshire
In May, 2003, the famous “Old Man of the Mountain” granite head profile, the state's official emblem, fell from its perch in Franconia
State Flower State Animal State Tree
Purple Lilac White Tailed Deer White Birch
State Fish State Bird State Insect
Brook Trout Purple Finch Lady Bug
The U.S. Mint began shipping the New Hampshire State quarter to Federal Reserve Banks on August 7, 2000.
