Sometime in the overnight hours of May 3, 2003 New Hampshire lost a great icon,  Looming 1200 feet above interstate 93, keeping a watchful eye over the great state of New Hampshire, The Old Man in the Mountian fell.  A terrific loss to New Hampshire residents.  

Since it's discovery in 1805, the Old Man in the Mountian was viewed by 600,000 tourists every year.

~*Measurments*~

From Chin to Forehead: 40 Feet 5 Inches

Forhead Ledge:  45 Feet by 10 Feet and was an amazing 300 tons

Nose:  10 Feet long

Upperlip:  7 Feet

Chin: 12 Feet

And his brow consisted of two granite layers.

 

He will be missed as if he was a member of someone's family.  

 

~*New Hampshire Facts*~

New Hampshire was the 9th of the orginal 13 colonies.

    Area:  9351 sq miles                     Land:  8969 sq miles                     Water:  382 sq miles

     

    Costline:  13 miles                        Shoreline:  131 miles                     Population:  1,235,786

     

     

     

     

    ~*Economy*~

     

    Agriculture:  Dairy, Nursery stock, Cattle, Apples, eggs, Maple Syrup

     

    Industry:  Machinery, Electric equipment, Rubber & Plastic products, & tourism

     

     

     

     

    ~*NH Symbols*~

     

     

    State Flower:  Purple Lilac  

     

     

    State Wildflower:  Pink Lady Slipper

     

     

     

    State Bird:  Purple Finch  

     

     

     

     

       State Amphibian: Spotted Newt

     

     

     

    State Butterfly:  Blue Karner  

     

     

     

    State Mammal: White Tail Deer, State Insect:  Lady Bug, State Game Fish:  Striped Bass & State fresh water fish:  Brook Trout

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ~* Famous New Hampshirites*~

     

    Alan Shepard : Astronaut

     

    Franklin Pierce:  U.S President

     

    Dainal Webster:  Statesman

     

 

 

~*New Hampshire Fun Facts*~

 

 

  • The first potato planted in the United States was planted in Londonderry NH in 1719
  • The mount Washington Auto Road at Great Glen is NH's oldest man made tourist attraction
  • Dover was settled in 1623, it's the oldest permanent settlement in NH
  • NH's state house is the oldest state capitol in which a legislature still meets in it's original chamber
  • Levi Hutchins of Concord invented the first alarm clock in 1787
  • On December 30, 1828, About 400 mill girls walked out of the Dover cotton factory enacting the first women's strike in the US
  • NH present constitution was adopted in 1784, it is the second oldest in the country
  • In 1833 the first free public library in the US was established in Peterborough.
  • The highest wind speed recorded at ground level was at MT Washington on April 12, 1934.  Thewinds were 3x as fast as those in most hurricanes.
  • Out of the Thriteen original colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare it's independence from England.  A full 6 months before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  • It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup
  • NH did not officially adpot a state flag until 1909
  • Belknap mill built in Laconia in 1823 is the oldest unaltered brick knitting mill in America
  • Sarah Josepha Hale, Author & Journalist who wrote "Mary had a little lamb" In 1830  is from Newport NH.
  • As a leaders in the Revolutionary cause, New Hampshire delegates received the honor of being the first to vote for the Declartion of Independence on July 4, 1776
  • State Motto (LIVE FREE OR DIE) Come from a statement written by the revolutionary General John Stark hero of the Battle of Bennington.
  • Cannon Aerial Tramway is the first passenger tramway in North America, Built in 1938 at Franconia Notch.
  • The bavarian style hamlet of merrick is home to the famous eight hourse hitch & the Clydesdales maintained by the Anheuser Bush Brewery.

~* New Hampshire's State Song*~

Old New Hampshire

Written by: John F. Holmes

 

 

       

 

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