February&March - Week 9 - New Hampshire - the Granite State

9 New Hampshire

Date admitted to the US – June 21, 1788
Postal abbreviation – NH
Capital – Concord
Area – 9,350 [46th largest in the US]
Population as of census 2010 – 1,316,470 [42nd largest in the US]
Population density per square mile – 147 [21st largest in the US]
Area codes – 603
Zip codes – 03031 - 03897
Number of counties – 10
State nickname –  Granite State
State motto – Live Free or Die

State Flag of New Hampshire

Fun facts –
-Of the thirteen original colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from England, six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed
-New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe died in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger
-It takes approximately 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup

Law Schools
University of New Hampshire School of Law

Military facts
Military bases