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New Hampshire State Names

New Hampshire Nicknames and Resident's Name

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  • Granite State

  • Queen State

  • White Mountain State

  • Switzerland of America

  • Mother of Rivers

 

Granite State

Granite is the traditional rock in New Hampshire. It gave New Hampshire its nickname of "The Granite State." New Hampshire once had a large industry surrounding the quarrying of granite.

 

Queen State

Queen by right of her natural beauty; queen by her native hardy spirit; queen by her diversified industry; queen by reason of her motherhood of great men.

 

Switzerland of America

For the White Mountains.

 

Mother of Rivers

For rivers with headwaters in the White Mountains.

 

Origin of New Hampshire State Name

From the English county of Hampshire

Captain John Mason received a grant for land in 1629. He named this land New Hampshire after the English county of Hampshire where he had enjoyed a number of years as a child.

New Hampshire Postal Code

NH

New Hampshire Resident's Name

New Hampshireman; New Hampshirite

 

 
 
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