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Bookmark or Share- New Hampshire - WikipediaNew Hampshire's motto, "Live Free or Die", reflects its role in the American Revolutionary War; its nickname, "The Granite State", refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries. [10] It is well known nationwide for holding the first primary (after the Iowa caucus ) in the U.S. presidential election cycle , and for its resulting ...
- 10 Things to Know About New Hampshire - U.S. News & World Report2. It's commonly known as the Granite State for its extensive granite formations and quarries, but also has three other nicknames: Mother of River, the White Mountain State and Switzerland of...
- Granite State College - Best Colleges OnlineOn Niche, Granite State College claims the 98th safest campus and 345th most conservative students. Endowed for $6.7 million, GSC now enrolls 2,688 undergrads over age 25 in 37,980 credits 77 percent online for flexible career-oriented training.
- Why Is New Hampshire Called the Granite State? - America ExplainedDue to the abundance of granite, an igneous rock made mostly of quartz, New Hampshire has been awarded the nickname the granite state. Granite mining became increasingly popular throughout New Hampshire and Vermont in the late 1700s, which triggered the private ownership of small quarries around the state.
- New Hampshire: The Granite State - New EnglandTo our south stands Mount Monadnock, the second-most climbed peak in the world and the perfect tune-up for tackling the great heaps of stone that give New Hampshire its nickname, the Granite State. Those rocks are hard to ignore.
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