State federal district or territory nickname s alabama cotton plantation state.
The granite state rocky nickname.
It is a fairly complete list of granite colors with about 2000 granite colors shown.
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.
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.
Its mountains are mostly made of granite.
This is a long list of granite names with links to pictures of each granite.
The last frontier currently used on license plates.
Official state nicknames in bold some may be more popular than others state.
The constitution state isn t where the u s.
A single state may have more than one nickname.
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.
Last old west state.
The rocky top state.
Arsenal of the nation.
Seward s folly named after u s.
This list excludes the district of columbia and u s.
New hampshire designated granite as the.
12 in january 1776 it became the first of the british north american colonies to establish a government independent of the kingdom of great britain s authority and it was the first to establish its own state constitution.
Yellowhammer state alaska land of the midnight sun.
Heart of dixie used on license plates.
To those not living there some of the nicknames might seem odd or mysterious.
Granite which is often identified with new hampshire shaped the land and the early industry of the united states.
New hampshire got its nickname the granite state because of its mountains.
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.
Land of the noonday moon.
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.
Not surprisingly the dominant rock of new hampshire is granite a tough rock with visible quartz mica and feldspar crystals.
This is a list of u s.
Or they might not be what you think.
