New Hampshire, NH
New
Hampshire is a state in the New England region
of the northeastern United States of America
named after the southern English county of
Hampshire.
The
state ranks 44th in land area, 46th in total
area of the 50 states, and 41st in population.
It
was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and
became the ninth state to ratify the United
States Constitution.
New
Hampshire was the first U.S. state to have its
own state constitution, and is the only state
with neither a general sales tax nor a personal
income tax.
It
is internationally famous for the New Hampshire
primary, the first primary in the quadrennial
U.S. presidential election cycle.
Its
license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free
or Die."
The
state nickname is "The Granite State", in
reference both to its geology and to its
tradition of self-sufficiency. Several other
official nicknames exist but are rarely used.
A
number of famous individuals come from New
Hampshire, such as Senator Daniel Webster,
editor Horace Greeley, founder of the Christian
Science religion Mary Baker Eddy, author Dan
Brown, and comedians Adam Sandler, Sarah
Silverman, and Seth Meyers. New Hampshire has
produced one president, Franklin Pierce.
New
Hampshire's recreational attractions include
skiing and other winter sports, observing the
fall foliage, summer cottages along many lakes,
motor sports at the New Hampshire International
Speedway, and Bike Week, a popular motorcycle
rally held in Laconia in June.
Geography
New
Hampshire is part of the New England region. It
is bounded by Quebec, Canada to the north and
northwest; Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the
east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to
the west.
New
Hampshire's major regions are the Great North
Woods, the White Mountains, the Lakes Region,
the Seacoast, the Merrimack Valley, the
Monadnock Region, and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
area. New Hampshire has the shortest ocean
coastline of any U.S. state, with a length of 18
miles (29 km).
New
Hampshire was home to the rock formation called
the Old Man of the Mountain, a face-like profile
in Franconia Notch, until the formation fell
apart in May 2003.
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Use Digital Enhancement to Produce Incredible
Pictures
by
Trevor R. Price
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About the Author
Trevor has been writing on a wide range of topics
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