| A short
history of the New Hampshire State flag |
New Hampshire
was the first to declare its independence of Great Britain on
June 15, 1776 and was one of the original states of the Union.
The seal has the optimistic rising sun in the background with
a ship in the shipbuilding yard at Portsmouth, supposedly the
Raleigh. The Raleigh was first launched in 1776, and was one
of the earliest ships of the U.S. Navy. In 1784 the seal was
adopted and used as a military flag from 1792 on a blue background.
The state flag with the addition of nine stars within a laurel
wreath was adopted in February 1909. The seal was redrawn and
used on the flag in 1931. 1776 replaced the date of 1784 at the
foot of the original seal, which was the state's independence
declaration. Some attemps were made in 1944 to redesign the flag
completely but it came to nothing. |
| A short
history of New Hampshire (The Granite State) |
The state lies
between Canada and Massachusetts Bay. Inland are the granite-based
mountains that give New Hampshire its nickname. It became a separate
province in 1679. In 1776, an independent state government was
set up, and on June 21, 1787 the state ratified the U.S. Constitution. |
| Area
of New Hampshire |
9,279 sq. miles |
Capital
|
Concord |
| Major
Products |
Hay, vegetables,
apples, livestock, machinery, metal ware, stone |
| State
Motto |
Live free or
die |