The constitution state isn t where the u s.
The granite state rocky nickname.
Not surprisingly the dominant rock of new hampshire is granite a tough rock with visible quartz mica and feldspar crystals.
Seward s folly named after u s.
Travel a bit further south to kentucky and west virginia and you ll see state nicknames that more closely focus on the topography and agriculture of their areas mountains and grasses.
The state s nickname the granite state refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries.
Seward s ice box icebergia polaria.
Granite which is often identified with new hampshire shaped the land and the early industry of the united states.
This list excludes the district of columbia and u s.
To those not living there some of the nicknames might seem odd or mysterious.
Land of the noonday moon.
The last frontier currently used on license plates.
This is a long list of granite names with links to pictures of each granite.
Granite is a hard and tough rock which signifies the nickname granite state characterizing the people of new hampshire with its history of strong and resilient men during the american revolutionary war.
Or they might not be what you think.
Heart of dixie used on license plates.
New hampshire got its nickname the granite state because of its mountains.
Official state nicknames in bold some may be more popular than others state.
A single state may have more than one nickname.
This is a list of nicknames for each of the 50 states of the united states ordered alphabetically by state.
What is new hampshire s state rock.
State federal district or territory nickname s alabama cotton plantation state.
Yellowhammer state alaska land of the midnight sun.
Not all of these nicknames are considered official.
Secretary of state william h.
Constitution was drafted that was in philadelphia but rather the nickname comes from a document with regulations for running towns that was put together in 1639 by three cities.
New hampshire designated granite as the.
This is a list of u s.
It is a fairly complete list of granite colors with about 2000 granite colors shown.
Its mountains are mostly made of granite.
Arsenal of the nation.
Our official nickname is the granite state and our license plates and state quarters proudly display the rocky features of the man on the mountain despite the fact that he s been gone for several years.
