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The first American colony to proclaim independence from Great Britain was New Hampshire in 1776.1)
The first American colony to have its own constitution was New Hampshire.2)
The English county of Hampshire inspired the naming of New Hampshire. The name was chosen by a British businessman who provided financial support for the colony's growth but who never traveled to North America.3)
The highest peak in New England USA is Mount Washington, which may be found in New Hampshire's White Mountains.4)
One of the most popular mountains in the world to climb is Mount Monadnock, which is situated in Eastern New Hampshire.5)
Although the state of New Hampshire is officially known as the “Granite State” due to its history of granite mining, its sand, gravel, and semiprecious stone mines are today considerably more well-known.6)
In addition to the Granite State, which is its most well-known moniker, New Hampshire also goes by the moniker Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, and Switzerland of America.7)
One of the original 13 American colonies, New Hampshire was the ninth state to join the Union.8)
The Old Man of the Mountain, a rock structure that resembled a man's face and was one of New Hampshire's most well-known monuments, is no longer there. In 2003, the well-known granite formation crumbled.9)
New Hampshire also has a state tartan, which is a fabric design made up of particular colors organized in bands in a particular order, in addition to their official state flag.10)
New Hampshire’s Atlantic seacoast is only 18 miles long — the shortest of all of the coastal states in the United States.11)
The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen founded and continues to hold the oldest crafts fair in the country in New Hampshire.12)
Paul Revere traveled to warn the colony of British forces coming to secure a fort there four months before the 1775 night ride that made him famous, turning into a local hero in New Hampshire.13)
Mount Washington in New Hampshire has had surface wind speeds of 231 mph (371 kph), which is comparable to Category 5 hurricane and F4 tornado winds.14)
A resort on the coast of New Hampshire was the site of the 1904 discussions that led to the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War and President Theodore Roosevelt receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.15)