Facts About NH in NH

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Facts about New Hampshire: From the strange and weird to the not-so-strange facts about NH. New Hampshire is loaded with unusual facts.

 

New Hampshire facts includes world records, weather facts, unusual facts about NH, historical facts, and yes even some creepy facts too.

 

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Weather in NH

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Weather in New Hampshire: Weather in New Hampshire is normally unpredictable but for the most part the Spring and Fall are cool times of the year. April and May tend to be slightly more rainy, February tends to be more snowy with a few major snowstorms and a blizzard or two (January through March usually). Summers are warm to hot Read more...

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Does New Hampshire Have a State Drink?

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NH State Drink Does New Hampshire really have a “State Drink”?? YES! New Hampshire does have an official NH State Drink and it’s wicked good! The New Hampshire State drink is Apple Cider! in NH we do all kinds of things with Apple Cider. We heat it up for hot apple cider, we make donuts with it for apple cider Read more...

The Great American Solar Eclipse in NH at 218pm
The Great American Solar Eclipse in NH at 218pm

Eclipse 2017: The Great American Solar Eclipse in NH

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Solar Eclipse 2017 in New Hampshire Solar eclipse info and photos from the 2017 solar eclipse in NH. Photos of the 2017 solar eclipse taken in Barnstead New Hampshire. The 2017 Solar Eclipse in New Hampshire peaked on Monday August 21, 2017 at approximately 2:45pm. It was a hot, humid summer afternoon with hazy skies and light winds. Visibility wasn’t Read more...

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Who is the Voice of New Hampshire?

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Voice of New Hampshire: NH State Voice Does New Hampshire have an officially named person for the State Voice, called “The Voice of NH”? Yes! The voice of New Hampshire was named on April 27, 2011 to the one and only Fritz Wetherbee! Fritz Wetherbee is an iconic person here in New Hampshire and is most famous for his segment Read more...

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What is the New Hampshire State Bird?

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What is the New Hampshire State Bird? The NH State Bird was adopted in 1957, the State Bird is the Purple Finch. The Purple Finch is not actually purple, but is a deep red color on the head and neck areas of the male birds. The Purple Finch is a small bird, about the same size as a sparrow (about Read more...

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Amputated Leg Gravestone in Washington NH

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Is there really a gravestone in New Hampshire for an amputated leg? Yes, there really is a gravestone at a cemetery in Washington NH for an amputated leg that belonged to Captain Samuel Jones Jr. He was born in Hillsboro NH in 1777.   Why is his leg buried in a Washington NH cemetery? Samuel Jones was involved in an Read more...

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What is the Two Letter Code for New Hampshire?

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What’s the 2 Letter Abbreviation for New Hampshire? The 2 letter mailing code, or abbreviation for New Hampshire is quite simple. It is made up of the first letter of each of the two words that make up the name for the state of New Hampshire “NH” – N is for “New and “H” is for Hampshire. So “NH” is Read more...

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Old Man of the Mountain

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Old Man of the Mountain in NH Old Man of the Mountain, Aka “Great Stone Face,” or “The Profile,” was located on the top of Cannon Mountain within New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch. The Old Man of the Mountain has been an icon for the state of New Hampshire for many years. Even despite it’s fall in 2003, the Old Man Read more...

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New Hampshire State Flag

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New Hampshire State Flag The NH State Flag: What it looks like and what is the meaning of the Flag for the State of New Hampshire? As shown in the photo, the flag has the NH State Seal and a blue background. In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association voted the New Hampshire flag as one of the ten worst Read more...

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Witches of New Hampshire: Goody Cole Hampton NH

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The Life and Death of Goody Cole Goody Cole was New Hampshire’s only convicted witch. But her early life is a bit of as much as mystery as the years after her death. Goody Cole is not her real name but that is the name she went by. She may have been born Doughty or Doughtie. Her first name is Read more...


 






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