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New HampshireNew Hampshire

A Report

by

Mr. Lushenko

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New Hampshire is here:

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New Hampshire is one of the New England states

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New Hampshire’s neighbors are:

Maine

Vermont

Massachusetts

the Atlantic Ocean

and the country of Canada

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New Hampshire

Major cities include:• Concord, the state capital

• Manchester, the largest city

• Nashua

(all along the Merrimack River)

and

• Portsmouth (on the Atlantic Ocean)

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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Lake Winnipesaukee

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Lake Winnipesaukee

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Lake Winnipesaukee in winter

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Lake Winnipesaukee in winter

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Lake Winnipesaukee in winter

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State CapitalCONCORD• third largest city in

New Hampshire• about 40,000 people

live in Concord• along the banks of the

Merrimack River

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Zeb’s Country Store, North Conway

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New Hampshire Population Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

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Governor John Lynch

Elected in 2004Re-elected in 2006 and 2008Very popular, >70% approval ratingWife, Susan, is a pediatrician

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State Flag

• Blue with state seal surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves with nine stars interspersed

• Seal displays the frigate Raleigh, one of the first 13 warships sponsored by the Continental Congress

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PURPLE LILAC• The lilac isn’t native

to New Hampshire, or even to North America

• symbolic of the hardy character of the men and women of the Granite State

State Flower

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State bird

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Purple Finch

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Purple Finch

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Littlesparrow-sized

bird

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Lives in parks and forests

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State Tree

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State Tree

White Birch

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White Birch

Up to 80 feet tall

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White Birch

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White Birch

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State Animal

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whitetail deer

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Common in North America

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Named state animal in 1983

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State Insect

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Ladybug

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Farmers like ladybugs because…

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Ladybugs eatbad bugs

like plant lice

andscale insects

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Ladybugs are seen as a sign of good luck

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State Motto and Nickname

LIVE FREE OR DIE• Originally spoken by

General John Stark, the state's most distinguished hero of the Revolutionary War

THE GRANITE STATE

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State Rock

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GRANITE

State Rock

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The Library of Congress

building in Washington DC is made of granitethat came from New

Hampshire.

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Famous People of

New Hampshire

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Franklin Pierce

14th President(1853-1857)Episcopalian

The only president to affirm the oath of office rather than swear it.

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Christa McAuliffe 1948 - 1986

Social Studies teacher, Concord High School

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Christa McAuliffe 1948 - 1986

Social Studies teacher, Concord High School

Died in Challenger Space Shuttle, January 28, 1986

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Seth Meyers, Comedian, Saturday Night Live

born in Bedford, New Hampshire

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Earl Tupper

born in Berlin, New Hampshire

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New HampshireThank you for watching my slide show.

I hope you learned a little more about New Hampshire,

one of the 50 best states of the United States

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