New+Hampshire

=__**New Hampshire**__= New Hampshire's nickname is **//The Granite State.//** New Hampshire is 9,351 square miles. The population is 109,000. The typs of places are suburan and urban areas.

__Geography and Climate__

 * New England states highest points
 * Sand is more rocky than sandy
 * Winter is long
 * About 8 ft of snow a year
 * Spring - 44/25 degrees F[[image:1218_45_3---Saco-Lake--New-Hampshire--USA_web.jpg width="240" height="160"]]
 * Summer - 64/48 degrees F
 * Fall - 48/31 degrees F
 * Winter - 25/6 degrees F

__Natural Resourses, Industries, and Crops__

 * Nickname is //**The Granite State**// but not a big mining state
 * 83% is covered with forests
 * Today, there is nuclear energy, coal, and oil
 * Fishing[[image:NewHampshire_statesiconmap.gif]]
 * Ship building
 * Potatoes

__Government__

 * State governor: John Lynch
 * Capital: Concord, NH
 * U.S. senators: Kelly Ayotte (Republican) and Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat)
 * Democrats:0
 * Republicans:2
 * State senators:24
 * State representatives:400
 * Counties:10

**__History__**
 * Marton Pring is a Europeon who was the 1st one to explore in NH
 * The English king declares NH a seprate colony
 * NH was invalved in the American Revolution
 * NH is the 1st colony to adapt
 * A written provisional constitution, 6 months prior to the Decloration of Independince
 * Space shuttle exploded 73 sec. after it took off with a New Hampshire teacher in it.
 * They had there 1st female governor in 1996

__Native Americans__
The Native Americans that lived in New Hampshire were called The Western Abenaki. They invited the Pennacook, Sokoki, and the Cowasuck to New Hampshire.

__State Symboles__

 * Bird: Purple Finch
 * Tree: White Birch
 * Flower: Purple Linac
 * Animal: White Tailed Deer
 * Butterfly: Karner Blu
 * Sport: Skiing
 * Rock: Granite[[image:images-2.jpeg]]

__Fun Facts!__
There is lots to do in New Hampshire. If you are a fan of skiing, New Hampshire has the best ski mountains! There famous recipe is corn chowder. It is amazing! Famous people that live there are Robert Frost (poet), John Irving (writer), Alan B. Shepard Jr (Astronaut), and Jenny Thompson (Olympic swimmer). New Hampshire is the funnest state!