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    What is the capital of New Hampshire?New Hampshire

      Concord. Concord is the state capital but Manchester is the largest city.

    What is the state tree?New Hampshire

      white birch tree. White Birch trees are beatiful trees that are used to make paper.

    What is the state anthem?New Hampshire

      Old New Hampshire.

    What is the state bird?New Hampshire

      Purple Finch.

    What was the date of entry into the union?New Hampshire

      June 21, 1788. New Hampshire was the 9th state to join the union

    What is the population of New Hampshire according to the 1980 census?New Hampshire

      920610.

    In order from largest to smallest (land area) what number did New Hampshire rank?New Hampshire

      44th.

    Out of the 13 original colonies,(from 1st to last), when did NH declare its independence from Great Britian?New Hampshire

      1st. Though NH was the 9th state to join the union it was first to declare it's independance from the 'mother country' Great Britian.

    What record has New Hampshire's largest mountain (Mt. Washington) set?New Hampshire

      Highest windspeed ever recorded on earth. The highest wind speed was 231mph, until the wind gauge blew away!

    What is the largest city in New Hampshire?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Manchester.

    Where is 'America's Stonehenge' located?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Salem. One of the largest, and possibly the oldest Megalithic (stone constructed)sites in North America.

    What year was Dartmouth College founded?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      1769.

    Where was the first potato in the U.S. planted?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Derry. It was planted in 1719 at the Londonderry Common Field.

    How many counties are there in New Hampshire?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      10. Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Rockingham, Strafford, Sullivan.

    Who named New Hampshire?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      John Mason. Captain John Mason named New Hampshire after the English county of Hampshire where he spent time as a child.

    What is the state capital of New Hampshire?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Concord.

    What did Levi Hutchins of Concord invent in 1787?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Alarm Clock.

    Where is the second most extreme tidal flow in the world located?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Dover. Located at Hilton State Park. The first most extreme tidal flow is located in the Bay of Fundy in Canada.

    What is the state flower?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Purple Lilac. It was first imported from England and planted at Governor Benning Wentworth's home in 1750. The pink ladyslipper is the state wild flower.

    What town is home to a ten foot wooden Trojan horse?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Gossville. Located on the south side of route 4.

    Where can you find the original x-ray of Muhammad Ali's broken jaw from his 1973 fight against Ken Norton?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Hooksett. It's located at a car dealership owned by Steve Singer.

    What town was author and journalist Sarah Josepha Hale from?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Newport. She is the author of 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'.

    What town in New Hampshire is the first to vote in every new Hampshire election?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Dixville Notch.

    What was the name of the New Hampshire school teacher who died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Christa McAuliffe . The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium is a state of the art planetarium located in Concord dedicated to her memory.

    What town is the 'Oldest Summer Resort' in America?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Wolfeboro.

    Where can you see a four legged chicken?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Dover. Said chicken is located at 'Woodman Institute' which features three museums.

    In the center of what town can you find a 'Redstone Intermediate Range Ballistic' missile?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Warren. Warren is the only town or city in America to have one on display. There is no mercury capsule attached to this one.

    What is the geographic center of New Hampshire?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Belknap. 3 miles east of Ashland.

    What U. S. president was born in Hillsboro?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Franklin Pierce. Born November 23, 1804.

    What year did New Hampshire adopt the first legal lottery in twentieth century America?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      1963.

    What town was Luther C. Ladd born in?Little Known New Hampshire Facts

      Alexandria. Luther C. Ladd was the first enlisted soldier to lose his life in the Civil War.

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