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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)
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
Official site. Checked Mar-99.
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