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  1. 2 days ago · New Hampshire, constituent state of the U.S. One of the original 13 states, it is located in New England at the northeastern corner of the country. It is bounded to the north by Canada, to the east by Maine and the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Massachusetts, and to the west by Vermont. Its capital is Concord.

  2. Jan 29, 2023 · New Hampshire Because of the state's extensive granite quarries, New Hampshire is most well-known as the "Granite State." It is also known as "Mother of Rivers," "White Mountain State" and ...

  3. New Hampshire Nicknames Granite State. Granite is the traditional rock in New Hampshire. Back in 1830, New Hampshire was known as the Granite State, and this nickname has prevailed to the present day (there was once a huge industry based on the quarrying of granite).

  4. Jan 30, 2024 · The Granite State. It's a relatively well-known fact that the official New Hampshire state nickname is The Granite State. The moniker was first used in 1825 when it was used in a poem and song by Philip Carrigan about New Hampshire. However, since New Hampshire is known for its natural granite deposits as well, the nickname might have been used ...

  5. Sep 26, 2019 · New Hampshire: The Granite State. New Hampshire has four state nicknames, according to the state government, but “The Granite State,” for its large quantities of the stone, is the one by which ...

  6. May 19, 2007 · On October 11, 1825, only a few days later, the New Hampshire Gazette, page 3, vol LXX, issue 47, wrote: “If New-Hampshire is called a Granite State, Boston may be called a Granite City–for Art makes as great a display of this beautiful and durable material here, as nature does there.–Best. Pal.

  7. Mar 12, 2018 · New Hampshire was named after the county of Hampshire in England. The English county of Hampshire was named after an old English word “Hamtun.”. Hamtun can roughly be translated to mean “village-town.”. The name Hamtun underwent gradual evolution to become Hampshire. The original city of Hampshire, where New Hampshire got its name from ...

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