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State
The Resume
(June 21, 1788- )
9th state to join
First explored by Martin Pring (1603)
First settlement was at Odiorne Point (1623)
Nickname: Granite State
Capital: Concord
Size: 9,304 square miles (ranks 44th)
Motto: Live Free Or Die
Bird: Purple Finch
Flower: Purple Lilac
Tree: Paper (White) Birch
Song: Old New Hampshire (unofficial)
Why New Hampshire might be annoying
They allow thirteen year old girls to marry with parental consent.
Temperature ranges from -46ºF (January 28, 1925) to 106ºF (July 4, 1911).
It has the shortest coastline of any state on the Atlantic (13 miles).
Why New Hampshire might not be annoying
The New Hampshire Primary is usually the first test for Presidential candidates.
They have the highest ratio of representatives to people of any state legislature.
The Pine Tree Riot and the capture of the British Fort William and Mary was prior to the Boston Tea Party and eventual American Revolution.
They were the first colony to adopt a constitution claiming complete independence from England (January 5, 1776).
They were the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, completing the two-thirds majority needed to make it law.
A granite stone took a natural formation that gave it the name 'The Old Man in the Mountain.'
It is the home of Dartmouth College.
The TV series 'Willy' was set in New Hampshire.
Robert Frost's 'New Hampshire' was awarded the Pulitzer Prize (May 11, 1924).
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 52 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 92 Votes: 42.39% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 107 Votes: 53.27% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 271 Votes: 44.65% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 237 Votes: 53.59% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 306 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 941 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
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