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 New Hampshire. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
New Hampshire is the only state in which amendments to the constitution must be proposed by convention; once every seven years a popular vote determines the necessity for constitutional revision.
New Hampshire became the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the new Constitution of the United States in 1788.
New Hampshire’s northern boundary was fixed in 1842 when the Webster-Ashburton Treaty set the international line between Canada and the United States.
www.bartleby.com /65/ne/NewHamps.html   (1814 words)

  
 NH.gov - New Hampshire Almanac - Fast New Hampshire Facts
New Hampshire is bordered on the north by the Canadian province of Quebec; on the east by Maine and the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by Massachusetts; and the on the west by Vermont.
New Hampshire is heavily forested with an abundance of elm, maple, beech, oak, pine, hemlock and fir trees.
Among native New Hampshire mammals are the white-tailed deer, muskrat, beaver, porcupine and snowshoe hare.
www.nh.gov /nhinfo/fastfact.html   (640 words)

  
 New Hampshire Fast Facts and Trivia
New Hampshire's present constitution was adopted in 1784; it is the second oldest in the country.
New Hampshire’s State House is the oldest state capitol in which a legislature still meets in its original chambers.
New Castle is the smallest town in New Hampshire.
www.50states.com /facts/newhamp.htm   (1343 words)

  
 New Hampshire
One of the original 13 states (it entered the Union in 1788), New Hampshire was named after the English county of Hampshire.
New Hampshire is called the "Granite State" because of its numerous granite quarries; the nickname may also reflect the state's attachment to tradition and its history of a frugal government.
New Hampshire's state bird is the purple finch and its capital is Concord.
www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/nh   (109 words)

  
 NH.gov - New Hampshire Almanac - State Emblem
Said emblem may be placed on all printed or related material issued by the state and its subdivisions relative to the development of recreational, industrial, and agricultural resources of the state.
The motto was part of a volunteer toast which General Stark sent to his wartime comrades, in which he declined an invitation to head up a 32nd anniversary reunion of the 1777 Battle of Bennington in Vermont, because of poor health.
New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) 3:1, 8
www.nh.gov /nhinfo/emblem.html   (277 words)

  
 New Hampshire
New Hampshire, which is known as the Granite State, was admitted into the Union on June 21, 1788.
According to the latest census, New Hampshire has an estimated population of 1, 109, 252 people and an approximate size of 9, 351 square miles.
The Purple Lilac is the States’ Flower and the Purple Finch is the States’ Bird.
www.communitysite.com /states/nhampshire.htm   (368 words)

  
 Real Estate Blog - New Hampshire Nuggets
It was part of the original 13 colonies, and became the 9th state in the country on June 21, 1788.
New Hampshire was the first state to declare its independence from Great Britain, and it was the first to set up its own independent government, having done so in January 1776.
New Hampshire's state flag has the state seal centered on a blue field surrounded by laurel leaves and the nine stars for NH being the 9th state in the country.
activerain.com /blogsview/21898/New-Hampshire-Nuggets   (1113 words)

  
 State laws vary on driving distractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
New Hampshire is the only state that doesn't require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the wheel.
The state whose motto is "Live Free or Die" passed the nation's first law against distracted driving in 2001.
Since then, every state has looked at ways to keep drivers' minds on the road, but lawmakers in most states are choosing to focus more narrowly on restricting cell phone use while driving.
www.stateline.org /live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=20069   (1003 words)

  
 Portsmouth Herald Local News: Kentucky man walking to New Hampshire to join the `free state'
Wolfe figures New Hampshire, where project members hope they can grow in numbers enough to influence legislation and policy, is his best shot for marijuana reform.
The project, the brainchild of a Yale graduate student, chose New Hampshire as its laboratory in nationwide balloting in October.
In New Hampshire, possession of any amount of marijuana is punishable by up to one year in jail.
www.seacoastonline.com /2004news/5_20odd.htm   (648 words)

  
 New Hampshire State Quarter Design
New Hampshire residents will quickly recognize the design used on their State quarter dollar - a mountain formation nicknamed "Old Man of the Mountain."
The design also includes nine stars symbolizing New Hampshire as the ninth state to join the union.
The New Hampshire quarter dollar was the fourth of five coins released in 2000 and entered circulation in late summer.
www.coinworld.com /ebay/CoinageDesigns/NewHampshire.asp   (88 words)

  
 Guardian | 'Free staters' pick New Hampshire to liberate for sex, guns and drugs
A ballot last week had members choosing from a shortlist of 10 states, each chosen on the basis that the FSP had calculated the populations were low enough and federal influence weak enough that moving 20,000 members there would give enough leverage to sway the state legislature.
But the New Hampshire Democratic chairwoman, Kathy Sullivan, said she considered the project "sort of a very fringe group that can best be described as anarchists".
Within the framework of a real-life state and local politics, a group will not be afraid to try new things and take lessons from the business world to bring New Hampshire a smaller, less expensive, more accountable government," he said.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4764608-110878,00.html   (839 words)

  
 New Hampshire Auto Insurance Quotes - Car Insurance New Hampshire Quote - NH Auto Insurance
The average auto insurance premium for residents in New Hampshire is $830 in 2003; the national average was at $914.
The state of New Hampshire follows a Tort system meaning someone must be found to be at fault for causing the accident, and that person and their insurance company is responsible for all the damages.
New Hampshire state law does not require Bodily Injury Liability coverage, but you may be required to get this coverage once you have been in an accident.
www.carinsurance.com /state/New-Hampshire-car-insurance.aspx   (671 words)

  
 New Hampshire State Quarter Design
The New Hampshire state quarter was the ninth state quarter to be issued by the U.S. mint.
New Hampshire's citizens gave design ideas to the committee when the committee held a competition.
New Hampshire entered the union on July 21, 1788, and nine stars on the quarter represent New Hampshire as the ninth state to join the union.
library.thinkquest.org /CR0212420/nhampds.htm   (367 words)

  
 Celebrate a milestone in the quest for liberty [ Free State Project - Liberty in Our Lifetime ]
As a by-product, the Free State Project has gotten more media attention and more publicity for the libertarian philosophy than any of our candidates, projects, successes (or failures) in the last 30 years.
I'd have been satisfied with any of the states; I had "bought into" the idea of the project, no matter where it was located.
These media articles are maintained on a non-commercial basis by The Free State Project, a non-profit organization, for historical, educational, scholarship, and research purposes.
www.freestateproject.org /news/media_archive/0133.php   (731 words)

  
 These United States - New Hampshire
New Hampshire was the ninth of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution, on June 21, 1788.
New Hampshire was named in 1629 by Captain John Mason of Plymouth Council for his home county in England.
New Hampshire was the first colony to adopt its own constitution, in 1776.
www.theseunitedstates.com /newhampshire.html   (231 words)

  
 BBC News | AMERICAS | New Hampshire: Kingmaker state
Although it is demographically unrepresentative of the rest of the country, New Hampshire has acquired a reputation as the make-or-break state - sorting potential White House wheat from the no-hoper chaff.
Residents of New Hampshire - state motto: Live free or die - are seen as having an independent, anti-government streak open to backing candidates they perceive as insurgents or underdogs.
Both are hoping that their straight-talking, anti-establishment platforms will appeal to New Hampshire voters and recent polls show that they have managed to narrow the race.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/626189.stm   (458 words)

  
 Santa Barbara IMC: A NEW DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Having already taken over the Republican Party and achieved total dominance in the red states, Plan B includes a massive campaign to "save" (Read: brainwash) the rest of us who live in the "heathen, sodomite-loving" blue states -- and either lock up or kill those of us who won't submit to their right-wing, theocratic rule.
The American war for independence from the British Empire of King George III began in New England with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in New Hampshire.
Nearly 230 years later, we are prepared to launch, if necessary, a new struggle for the independence of New England from the theocratic tyranny of the Christian Taliban which now dominates the so-called "red states" of the Deep South, the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountain West.
sbindymedia.org /newswire/display/1114/www.imcmalta.org   (976 words)

  
 CoinResource - New Hampshire State Quarter
The "formation" of the New Hampshire quarter design began when New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen established a Commemorative Quarter Committee with representatives from the Department of Cultural Affairs, Arts Educators, Numismatics, Historical Societies, the Senate and House and New Hampshire citizens.
The New Hampshire quarter depicts one of New Hampshire’s greatest natural attractions–“The Old Man of the Mountain”- a rock formation found on Mt. Cannon in Franconia Notch.
The new quarter features nine stars, signifying New Hampshire’s status as the ninth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
www.coinresource.com /guide/state_quarters/state_NH.htm   (699 words)

  
 New Hampshire: Web Links
New Hampshire has a proud tradition of holding the first presidential primary election in the country.
This natural rock formation in the shape of an old man's profile is the state symbol of New Hampshire, and the image chosen for the New Hampshire state quarter.
Information is included on all of the New Hampshire units, the roles of various towns, and the parts women played in the war.
www.eduplace.com /state/nh/nh_links.html   (1288 words)

  
 New Hampshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The state quarter of New Hampshire was the ninth quarter released.
The symbol New Hampshire used on their quarter is "The Old Man of the Mountain".
The New Hampshire state motto is "Live free or die".
library.thinkquest.org /J0110660/new_hampshire.htm   (108 words)

  
 New England: Yankee Opportunities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
After all, New Hampshire's state motto is "live free or die." At the same time, though, New England's multifamily markets do share a few characteristics.
The effort, which involves the conversion of the Citytrust Bank building into 118 rental apartments and 29,000 square feet of commercial space, is expected to be viable in spite of the high commercial vacancy rate, since demand is expected to increase in the near future.
Rent growth is the key to dynamically underwriting and forecasting the value of multifamily properties across New England.
www.multifamilyexecutive.com /industry-news.asp?sectionID=540&articleID=408319   (942 words)

  
 New Hampshire: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com
state in the USA; it became a state on June 21, 1788.
The official state flag of New Hampshire was adopted in 1909 (but its design has been in use since 1784).
The scene is surrounded by the words, "SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1776," and yellow laurel leaves interspersed with nine yellow stars (since New Hampshire was the ninth state in the US).
www.enchantedlearning.com /usa/states/newhampshire   (331 words)

  
 N.H. motto rally organizers say white pride connection is mistake - Boston.com
A rally to celebrate New Hampshire's state motto ended up on a watch list of extremist events after it was promoted by a national white supremacist group.
JAFFREY, N.H. A rally to celebrate New Hampshire's state motto ended up on a watch list of extremist events after it was promoted by a national white supremacist group.
State Sen. Robert Letourneau, R-Derry, who had agreed to speak about the history of the state motto, also said he will consider canceling if the rally stays on the Anti-Defamation League's list.
www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2006/08/18/nh_motto_rally_organizers_say_white_pride_connection_is_mistake?mode=PF   (390 words)

  
 New Hampshire: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — FactMonster.com
After a 38-year period of union with Massachusetts, New Hampshire was made a separate royal colony in 1679.
New Hampshire gained a measure of international attention in 1905 when Portsmouth Naval Base played host to the signing of the treaty ending the
Abundant water power turned New Hampshire into an industrial state early on, and manufacturing is the principal source of income.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108244.html   (265 words)

  
 Granite State Rebels - April 6, 2005 - The New York Sun
In a state where independence is a matter of state pride, it is fitting that registered independents outnumber Democrats or Republicans.
Today, the New Hampshire State Senate will hold hearings on a bill that would dis-empower independent voters and artificially pad the rolls of party members.
Since 1910, New Hampshire's open primary system has allowed independents to vote for the candidate of their choice in the primary regardless of party.
www.nysun.com /article/11763   (370 words)

  
 The Sopranos are filming in Boonton, New Jersey which is supposed to be a fictional town in New Hampshire.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Sopranos are filming in Boonton, New Jersey which is supposed to be a fictional town in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire is known as the "Granite State".
It appears that The Sopranos are using the New Jersey town of Booton as a location in New Hampshire.
www.sopranosuessightings.com /sighting9-7-2005.htm   (462 words)

  
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From 1913 to 1933, they were directly redeemable in United States gold coin; and the banks were required to maintain a reserve of gold equal to forty percent of their outstanding notes.
It simply enables citizens of New Hampshire to use United States silver and gold coin in preference to other media of exchange in their monetary transactions with the State, if they choose to do so.
To fulfill its duty to protect its citizens’ economic welfare, New Hampshire needs to concern itself with the instability of the present monetary and banking regimes.
www.goldmoneybill.org   (877 words)

  
 Resource Guide: Reference Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
These state directories can often be used to collate a specific dataset in an order which is useful to the researcher.
Find state colleges, universities, newspapers, radios and TV stations, traffic reports, and state symbols: animals, birds, flags, flowers, seals, and more as well as quick links to social, demographic, and economic statistics.
Find state slogans that are used to promote tourism which are unofficial and change more often than state mottos and state nick names.
www.e-referencedesk.com /partners/state/state-motto/state-agency/state/new-hampshire.html   (1350 words)

  
 Mises Economics Blog: New Jersey: Not Just Another State!
Posted by: fancyleprachaun at November 5, 2005 01:26 PM The state chosen by the Free State Project, New Hampshire, has some preceding words in their slogan I had no idea about.
While New Jersey does have many nice suburban areas, the state has a high cost of living, is a tax sewer, and has degenerated into a left-wing bastion.
Posted by: Dennis Sperduto at November 5, 2005 04:30 PM Sorry that this is somewhat irrelevant to the article, but the official state motto of New Hampshire is in fact "Live Free or Die." I checked the state web site, and the "Make up for lost time" is nowhere on there.
blog.mises.org /blog/archives/004302.asp   (984 words)

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