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New Hampshire - Introduction

Area

9351 square miles. 46th largest state of the USA.

Furthest North to Furthest South

180 miles.

Furthest East to Furthest West

93 miles.

Population Density

119 per square mile.

Licence Plate

Background: White.

Image: A silhouette of "The Old Man Of The Mountains", a natural rock formation in Franconia Notch which resembled the profile of a man's face. It collapsed due to erosion on the night of 2/3-May-03.

Text: "New Hampshire - Live Free Or Die".

State Highway Marker Shield Design

A white silhouette of "The Old Man Of The Mountains" on a square black background.

Derivation of Name

From the English county of Hampshire.

Nickname

The Granite State.

Climate

Concord: January high 31F, July high 83F.

Official State Tourism Office

Tel (US): 1-800-FUN-IN-NH (1-800-386-4664)

New Hampshire Office of Travel and Tourism Development

Checked Jan-99.

Highway Conditions

Tel (US): 1-800-918-9993 or 1-603-271-6900.

Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province

State Parks

New Hampshire State Parks

Official site. Checked Mar-99.
New Hampshire

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