Live Free Or Die |
Distinction: New Hampshire was the only state to have an annual Fast Day as
an official legal holiday. (I guess the rest of the days were relatively slow.)
Geographic Oddity: In colonial days, New Hampshire separated Massachusetts
from Massachusetts (because Maine was part of Massachusetts at the time).
Famous Native: Mary Ann Morse Baker Glover Patterson Eddy
~ founder of Christian Science
Famous Small Town: Hanover [pop.12K] ~ home of Dartmouth College
Notable Landmarks:
Natural =
Mount Washington
Man-Made =
Mount Washington Hotel
Favorite City Name: Dixville Notch
Something you might hear a Granite Stater say:
"Live free or die."
(In fact, you may want to check out the Free State Project.)
Little Known Factoid: Until recent years, The Old Man Of The Mountain . . .
If I could live anywhere in New Hampshire, it would be in Willey House, surrounded by White Mountain National Forest, and you could visit me during the autumn. |