Let’s learn about the 50 States: One at a Time – New Hampshire

New Hampshire became the Ninth State on June 21, 1788. 

It was given the nickname of the Granite State.

New Hampshire’s state motto is: “Live Free or Die,” reflects its independent spirit and history of challenging authority.

State Flower is: The Purple Lilac

New Hampshire’s state bird is The Purple Finch

In 1961, Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. born in New Hampshire became the first American to travel into space. And in 1971, he walked on the moon – becoming the fifth man in the process. His first flight into space lasted for a good fifteen minutes and traveled 116 miles into the atmosphere.

Famously known as Uncle Sam, Samuel Wilson grew up in Mason, New Hampshire. When he was 14 years old, his family moved to Mason and settled on a hundred-acre farm.

The first alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins from Concorde, New Hampshire, in 1787. This simple device only went off at 4 in the morning.