Statehood:  June 21, 1788 (9^th State)

State bird: purple finch (1957)

State tree: white birch (1947)

State flower: purple lilac (1919)

State Animal: white-tailed deer (1983);

State Insect: ladybug (1977);

State Saltwater fish: striped bass (1994);

State Freshwater fish: brook trout (1995);

State Amphibian: spotted newt (1985);

State Butterfly: karner blue (1992);

State Songs: "Old New Hampshire " (1949) and "New Hampshire, My New Hampshire " (1963)

State Nickname: Granite State

State Motto: "Live Free or Die"

Highest Point: The highest point in New Hampshire is Mount Washington , at 6,288 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in New Hampshire is sea level where New Hampshire meets the Atlantic Ocean on its eastern border.

Largest cities: Manchester, 109,691; Nashua, 87,321; Concord, 42,336; Rochester, 30,004; Dover, 28,486; Keene, 22,778; Portsmouth, 20,674; Laconia, 17,060; Claremont, 13, 388; Lebanon, 12,606:

Famous New Hampshirites: Salmon Portland Chase jurist, Cornish
Ralph Addams Cram architect, Hampton Falls
Charles Anderson Dana editor, Hinsdale
Mary Morse Baker Eddy founder, religious leader, Bow
William Pitt Fessenden politician, Boscawer
Sam Walter Foss journalist, poet
Daniel Chester French sculptor, Exeter
Horace Greeley journalist, politician, Amherst:

Population (Quick Facts): 1,314,895:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/33000.html

Official State website:

http://www.nh.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ns/

Capital of New Hampshire : Concord, NH:

http://www.ci.concord.nh.us/

 Department of Agriculture:

http://agriculture.nh.gov/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/

Natural Resources:

http://www.nh.nrcs.usda.gov/

Economy:

http://www.nheconomy.com/

Transportation:

http://www.nh.gov/dot/index.htm

Maps for the state of New Hampshire:

http://www.visitnh.gov/

New Hampshire State Job link:

http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/newhampshire.shtml

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.visitnh.gov/

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/newhampshire.htm

State Parks: 

http://www.nhparks.state.nh.us/

Museums:

http://www.museumlink.com/newhamps.htm

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/NH/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/nhnews.php

Universities and Colleges in New Hampshire: