Here is the 29th instalment of my monthly feature going
through the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check out how
they got named, what their flag is like and other things of interest.
New
Hampshire is teensy compared to many States! But it isn't the smallest. It is the only State not to require adults to
wear seat belts
Location –
one of the New England States – top right hand side.
Origin
of name – named after the English county
Pronunciation –
New Ham+sheer
Nicknames –
the Granite State, The White Mountain State.
And the State's motto is found on their licence plates – Live Free Or
Die
Flag
Capital –
Concord (largest city is Manchester)
Flower –
Purple Lilac
Bird –
Purple Finch - looks pink to me..
Signature
foods – Cider Donuts, Lobster Roll
Famous
places to visit – Picturesque Concord, Fall Colours, Glen
Ellis Falls, Portsmouth coast
Famous
businesses/brands – Segway, Velcro, Timberland
Famous
people from New Hampshire – Robert Frost, Alan Shepard,
Dan Brown, Adam Sandler, e e cummings, PJ O'Rourke, Jodi Picoult, Steven Tyler
(Aerosmith)
I've never understood the "purple" finch. The ones we have here are not purple either.
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