1 / 19

New Hampshire

New Hampshire. By Derek Smith 2013. Location: Region in US. North East. Map Graphic. Bordering states and country. North- Canada South- Massachusetts East- Maine West- Vermont. Longitude and latitude. 44○ north. 72○ west. Important Facts About New Hampshire.

meara
Download Presentation

New Hampshire

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. New Hampshire By Derek Smith 2013

  2. Location: Region in US • North East

  3. Map Graphic

  4. Bordering states and country • North- Canada • South- Massachusetts • East- Maine • West- Vermont

  5. Longitude and latitude 44○ north 72○ west

  6. Important Facts About New Hampshire • One fact is New Hampshire is known as the Granite State due to its large quantity of granite. • N.H. Jan 5th 1776 was the first colony to adopt a constitution. • N.H. main industry now comes from tourism. • Mt. Washington is the highest mountain in the northeast. It is 6,288 feet high.

  7. Indian Tribes • Paleo Indians • Ossippe Indians • Algonquian Indians

  8. Settlers In New Hampshire • David Thompson • Reverend John Wheelwright • John Smith

  9. State Hood • June,1788 ninth state

  10. Population 1,320,718

  11. Famous attractions • Mount Monadnock • Shake Hands with Potential President • Dartmouth College • Moose Alley • NH covered bridge

  12. Famous First and Trivia • The highest wind speed ever recorded was from Mt.Washington at 231 mph. • Alan Bartlett Shepherd Jr. was the first American to travel into space 1961 • The first potato planted in America was in Derry N.H. • The first ski club was formed in Berlin N.H. 1882.

  13. State Flag

  14. State bird Purple Finch

  15. State Flower Purple lilac

  16. State Gem Smoky Quarts

  17. State Capital Concord

  18. Big cities in New Hampshire Rochester Derry Manchester Concord

  19. Bibliography Sharron , Miller Nancy. New Hampshire : From Sea to Shining Sea New York : Children's press , 2002. Viola, Dr. Herman Social Studies : States and Regions Boston : Houghton Mifflin , 2005. 50 States : New Hampshire. 2013 Marchex Inc. www.50states.com www.funtrivia.com/NewHampshire www.visitnh.com www.Enchantedlearning.com

More Related