State Bird: Purple
Finch
State Wildflower:
The pink lady's slipper
State Animal: The
white tail deer
State Saltwater
Game Fish: The striped
bass
State Freshwater
Fish: The Brook trout
State Amphibian: The
spotted newt
State Insect:
The ladybug
State Butterfly:
The Karner Blue
State Flower: Purple
Lilac
State Tree: White
Birch
State Rock: Granite
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State Mineral: Beryl
State Gem: Smoky
quartz
State Sport: Skiing
State Song:
"Old New Hampshire" with words by Dr. John F. Holmes and music
by Maurice Hoffmann
Motto: Live
free or die
Origin of State
Name: Captain
John Mason named the area after the English county of Hampshire,
where he had spent time as a youth.
Nickname for
State: The
Granite State. New Hampshire is known as the Granite
State because of its extensive granite formations and deposits.
Nickname for
residents: New
Hampshirites
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