Facts About NH in NH

Live Free or Die – New Hampshire’s Famous State Motto “Live Free Or Die” is the most well-known state motto in the USA. The phrase has been mimicked in movie titles like “Live Free or Die Hard”, amongst other things. But the real origin of “Live Free or Die” comes from New Hampshire’s rich and unique history. Live Free or Read more...

Mary Baker Eddy was born Mary Morse Baker on a farm in Bow, NH on 07/16/1821. Mary was the youngest of six children. Her parents, Mark and Abigail Baker, were very religious and instilled religion on their children.  Mary was always a devoted Bible reader. The Baker family moved to Sanbornton NH in a part of the town that was since Read more...

What is the State Insect For New Hampshire The New Hampshire state insect, adopted in 1977 is the Ladybug. Many think the NH state insect should be the Mosquito since we seem to have more of those than the Ladybug. The Ladybug doesn’t bite so we are grateful to have such a great state insect for New Hampshire!   Read more...

Fastest Climb up Mount Washington Record The fastest climb up the Mt. Washington Auto Road was done by Legend Travis Pastrana in 2017. His race up the Mount Washington Auto Road was done in just 5 minutes, 44.72 seconds from the base to the summit. Anyone who has driven the Mt. Washington Auto Road will know this is not only Read more...

Portsmouth NH: All About Portsmouth The City of Portsmouth New Hampshire is located in Rockingham County in the state of New Hampshire. Portsmouth NH is the 4th largest city in the state of New Hampshire. The population is approximately 21,000. Portsmouth NH is rich in history and popular with tourists to the state. There are many events in Portsmouth that Read more...

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center (Formally The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium) McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is open Monday through Thursday from 10am-5pm, Friday from 10am-9pm and weekends from 10am-5pm. This planetarium is dedicated to Christa McAuliffe who was a NH teacher and astronaut and Alan Shepard. They have many exhibits including the Planetarium Theater which seats 103 people and uses state-of-the-art technology to produce Read more...

New Hampshire’s gold dome and eagle on top of the New Hampshire State House in concord NH has been an iconic symbol in NH for many years. A wooden eagle was originally placed on top of the 2,300 square foot dome in 1818. The eagle’s head was facing left, a symbol of war, the “War Eagle”. In 1957 the wooden Read more...