New Hampshire State Government
New Hampshire is the first of many states and cities named as new outposts of other parts of the world. In this case, Hampshire was a county in Southampton, England.
Capital: Concord
Largest Cities: Berlin, Brookline, Concord, Derry, Dover, Exeter, Groveton, Hanover, Hudson, Lanconia, Littleton, Manchester, Merrimack, Nashua, Newport, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Salem, Rochester, Winchester
Present Constitution Drafted: 1784
Entered Union: June 21, 1788 (9)
Motto: “Live Free or Die”
State Flower: Purple Lilac
State Tree: White Birch
State Bird: Purple Finch
