1. New Hampshire
Abbreviation: NH

2. Basics Capital: Concord Date Joined the USA: June 21, 1788 Area:
9,304 square miles

3. State Symbols
State Bird:
Purple Finch
State Flower:
Purple Lilac
Nickname:
The Granite State

4. Bordering States
Maine
Vermont
New York
Massachusetts

5. Largest Cities
Manchester
Nashua
Concord

6. Cardinal Direction from MD
Northeast

7. Interesting Facts/ Weird Laws
You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a restaurant or café.
It is illegal to pick seaweed up off the beach.
Famous Residents:
Triple H (wrestler)

8. Challenge Facts 1 -4
Wrote the poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Sarah Josepha Hale
The first scuplter to design an American coin – Augustus Saint - Gaudens
Invented the first alarm clock in 1787 – Levi Hutchins
The smallest town in New Hampshire – New Castle

9. Challenge Facts 5 - 8
Organized the nation’s first credit union to help mill workers save and borrow money – Monsignor Pierre Hevey
Recruited engineers to develop the first home video game – Ralph Baer
The first American in space – Alan Shepard of Derry
First private citizen selected to go into space – Christa McAuliffe (teacher)

10. Challenge Facts 9 & 10
The oldest permanent settlement in New Hampshire – Dover
A 4000 year old prehistoric site in Salem – America’s Stonehenge