This article is about the U.S. state of New Hampshire. For other uses see New Hampshire (disambiguation). State of New Hampshire Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Granite State Motto(s): Live Free or Die Official language(s) English Demonym Granite Stater New Hampshirite Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th in the U.S.  - Total 9304 nh sq mi (24217 km2)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 4.1  - Latitude 4242 N to 4518 N  - Longitude 7036 W to 7233 W Population  Ranked 42nd in the U.S.  - Total 1316470 (2010 census)1 1235786 (2000) - Density 146.8/sq mi  (56.68/km2) Ranked 20th in the U.S.  - Median income  $60441 (6th) Elevation    - Highest point Mt. Washington2 6288 ft  (1917 m)  - Mean 1000 ft  (305 m)  - Lowest point Atlantic Ocean2 0 ft  (0 m) Before statehood Province of New Hampshire Admission to Union  June 21 1788 (9th) Governor John Lynch (D) President of the Senate Peter Bragdon (R) 3 Legislature General Court  - Upper house Senate  - Lower house House of Representatives U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D) Kelly Ayotte (R) U.S. House delegation 1: Frank Guinta (R) 2: Charles Bass (R) (list) Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 Abbreviations NH N.H. US-NH Website nh.gov

New Hampshire (i /nuhmpr/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It borders Massachusetts to the south Vermont to the west Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire ranks 44th in land area 46th in total area of the 50 states and 42nd in population.4

It became the first post-colonial sovereign nation in the Americas when it broke off from Great Britain in January 1776 and was one of the original thirteen states that founded the United States of America six months later. In June 1788 it became the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution bringing that document into effect. New Hampshire was the first U.S. state to have its own state constitution.

It is known internationally for the New Hampshire primary the first primary in the quadrennial U.S. presidential election cycle. Concord is the state capital while Manchester is the largest city in the state. It has no general sales tax nor is personal income (other than interest and dividends) taxed at either the state or local level.5

Its license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free or Die". The state nickname is "The Granite State" in reference to its geology and its tradition of self-sufficiency. 6

Among prominent individuals from New Hampshire are founding father Nicholas Gilman Senator Daniel Webster Revolutionary War hero John Stark editor Horace Greeley founder of the Christian Science religion Mary Baker Eddy poet Robert Frost astronaut Alan Shepard and author Dan Brown. New Hampshire has produced one president: Franklin Pierce.

New Hampshire's major recreational attractions include skiing snowmobiling and other winter sports hiking and mountaineering observing the fall foliage summer cottages along many lakes and the seacoast motor sports at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Motorcycle Week a popular motorcycle rally held in Weirs Beach near Laconia in June. The White Mountain National Forest links the Vermont and Maine portions of the Appalachian Trail and boasts the Mount Washington Auto Road where visitors may drive to the top of 6288-foot (1917 m) Mount Washington.

New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline in the United States approximately 18 miles long.7 Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Climate 1.2 Metropolitan areas 2 History 3 Demographics 3.1 Ancestry groups 3.2 Religion 4 Economy 5 Law and government 5.1 Governing documents 5.2 Branches of government 5.3 Local government 5.4 Politics 5.4.1 New Hampshire primary 5.4.2 Election results 5.4.3 Free State Project 6 Transportation 6.1 Highways 6.2 Air 6.3 Public transportation 6.4 Freight railways 7 Education 7.1 High schools 7.2 Colleges and universities 8 Media 8.1 Daily newspapers 8.2 Other publications 8.3 Radio stations 8.4 Television stations 9 Sports 10 Culture 10.1 In fiction 11 Notable residents or natives 12 New Hampshire firsts58 13 See also 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External links 17 Related information Geography Mount Adams (5774 feet (1760 m)) is part of New Hampshire's Presidential Range See List of counties in New Hampshire mountains lakes and rivers

New Hampshire is part of the New England region. It is bounded by Quebec Canada to the north and northwest; Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; Massachusetts to the south; and Vermont to the west. New Hampshire's major regions are the Great North Woods the White Mountains the Lakes Region the Seacoast the Merrimack Valley the Monadnock Region and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee area. New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state with a length of 18 miles (29 km). New Hampshire showing roads rivers and major cities.

New Hampshire was home to the rock formation called the Old Man of the Mountain a face-like profile in Franconia Notch until the formation fell apart in May 2003. The White Mountains range in New Hampshire spans the north-central portion of the state with Mount Washington the tallest in the northeastern U.S. site of the second-highest wind speed ever recorded8 and other mountains like Mount Madison and Mount Adams surrounding it. With hurricane-force winds every third day on average over 100 recorded deaths among visitors and conspicuous krumholtz (dwarf matted trees much like a carpet of bonsai trees) the climate on the upper reaches of Mount Washington has inspired the weather observatory on the peak to claim that the area has the "World's Worst Weather".9 In the flatter southwest corner of New Hampshire the landmark Mount Monadnock has given its name to a class of earth-formsa monadnocksignifying in geomorphology any isolated resistant peak rising from a less resistant eroded plain. Major rivers include the 110-mile (177 km) Merrimack River which bisects the lower half of the state north-south and ends up in Newburyport Massachusetts. Its tributaries include the Contoocook River Pemigewasset River and Winnipesaukee River. The 410-mile (660 km) Connecticut River which starts at New Hampshire's Connecticut Lakes and flows south to Connecticut defines the western border with Vermont. The state border is not in the center of that river as usually the case but at the low-water mark on the Vermont side; meaning that the entire river along the Vermont border (save for areas where the water level has been raised by a dam) lies within New Hampshire.10 Only one town Pittsburg shares a land border with the state of Vermont. The "northwesternmost headwaters" of the Connecticut also define the Canadian border with New Hampshire. The Piscataqua River and its several tributaries form the state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the Atlantic at Portsmouth. The Salmon Falls River and the Piscataqua define the southern portion of the border with Maine. The Piscataqua River boundary was the subject of a border dispute between New Hampshire and Maine in 2001 with New Hampshire claiming dominion over several islands (primarily Seavey's Island) that include the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case in 2002 leaving ownership of the island with Maine. The largest of New Hampshire's lakes is Lake Winnipesaukee which covers 71 square miles (184 km2) in the east-central part of New Hampshire. Lake Umbagog along the Maine border approximately 12.3 square miles (31.9 km2) is a distant second. Hampton Beach is a popular local summer destination. About 7 miles (11 km) offshore are the Isles of Shoals nine small islands (four of which are in New Hampshire) known as the site of a 19th century art colony founded by poet Celia Thaxter as well as the alleged location of one of the buried treasures of the pirate Blackbeard. It is the state with the second highest percentage of timberland area in the country after Maine.11 New Hampshire is in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. Much of the state in particular the White Mountains is covered by the conifers and northern hardwoods of the New England-Acadian forests. The southeast corner of the state and parts of the Connecticut River along the Vermont border are covered by the mixed oaks of the Northeastern coastal forests.12 The northern third of the state is locally referred to as the "north country" or "north of the notches" in reference to White Mountain passes that channel traffic. It contains less than 5% of the state's population suffers relatively high poverty and is losing population as the logging and paper industries decline. However the tourist industry in particular visitors who go to northern New Hampshire to ski snowboard hike and mountain bike has helped offset economic losses from mill closures. Climate New Hampshire experiences a humid continental climate (Koppen climate classification Dfa in southern areas and Dfb in the north) with warm humid summers cold wet winters and uniform precipitation all year. The climate of the southeastern portion is moderated by the Atlantic Ocean and averages relatively milder and wetter weather while the northern and interior portions experience cooler temperatures and lower humidity. Winters are cold and snowy throughout the state and especially severe in the northern and mountainous areas. Average annual snowfall ranges from 60 inches (150 cm) to over 100 inches (250 cm) across the state.13 Average daytime highs are in the mid 70sF to low 80sF (around 2428 C) throughout the state in July with overnight lows in the mid 50sF to low 60sF (1315 C). January temperatures range from an average high of 34 F (1 C) on the coast to overnight lows below 0 F (18 C) in the far north and at high elevations. Average annual precipitation statewide is roughly 40 inches (100 cm) with some variation occurring in the White Mountains due to differences in elevation and annual snowfall. New Hampshire's highest recorded temperature was 106 F (41 C) in Nashua on July 4 1911 while the lowest recorded temperature was 47 F (44 C) atop Mount Washington on January 29 1934. Mount Washington also saw an unofficial 50 F (46 C) reading on January 22 1885 which if made official would tie the all-time record low for New England (also 50 F (46 C) at Big Black River Maine on January 16 2009 and Bloomfield Vermont on December 30 1933). Extreme snow is often associated with a nor'easter such as the Blizzard of '78 and the Blizzard of 1993 when several feet accumulated across portions of the state over 24 to 48 hours. Lighter snowfall of several inches occur frequently throughout winter often associated with an Alberta Clipper. New Hampshire on occasion is affected by hurricanes and tropical storms although by the time they reach the state they are often extratropical with most storms striking the southern New England coastline and moving inland or passing by offshore in the Gulf of Maine. Most of New Hampshire averages fewer than 20 days of thunderstorms per year and an average of 2 tornadoes occur annually statewide.14 The National Arbor Day Foundation plant hardiness zone map depicts zones 3 4 5 and 6 occurring throughout the state15 and indicates the transition from a relatively cooler to warmer climate as one travels southward across New Hampshire. The 1990 USDA plant hardiness zones for New Hampshire range from zone 3b in the north to zone 5b in the south.16 Metropolitan areas See also: List of cities in New Hampshire Metropolitan areas in the New England region are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs). The following is a list of NECTAs in New Hampshire: Downtown Manchester Berlin Claremont Concord Franklin Keene Laconia Lebanon Hartford VT Manchester Nashua Metropolitan Division (part of Boston metropolitan area) Portsmouth Rochester Dover From The New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau History Main article: History of New Hampshire Fort William and Mary in 1705. Various Algonquian (Pennacook) tribes inhabited the area prior to European settlement. English and French explorers visited New Hampshire in 16001605 and English fishermen settled at Odiorne's Point in present-day Rye in 1623. The first permanent settlement was at Hilton's Point (present-day Dover). By 1631 the Upper Plantation comprised modern-day Dover Durham and Stratham; in 1679 it became the "Royal Province." New Hampshire was one of the thirteen colonies that rebelled against British rule during the American Revolution. By the time of the American Revolution New Hampshire was a divided province. The economic and social life of the Seacoast revolved around sawmills shipyards merchant's warehouses and established village and town centers. Wealthy merchants built substantial homes furnished them with the finest luxuries and invested their capital in trade and land speculation. At the other end of the social scale there developed a permanent class of day laborers mariners indentured servants and even slaves. The only battle fought in New Hampshire was the raid on Fort William and Mary December 14 1774 in Portsmouth Harbor which netted the rebellion sizable quantities of gunpowder small arms and cannon. (General Sullivan leader of the raid described it as "remainder of the powder the small arms bayonets and cartouche-boxes together with the cannon and ordnance stores") over the course of two nights. This raid was preceded by a warning to local patriots the previous day by Paul Revere on December 13 1774 that the fort was to be reinforced by troops sailing from Boston. According to unverified accounts the gunpowder was later used at the Battle of Bunker Hill transported there by Major Demerit who was one of several New Hampshire patriots who stored the powder in their homes until it was transported elsewhere for use in revolutionary activities. New Hampshire was a Jacksonian stronghold; the state sent Franklin Pierce to the White House in the election of 1852. Industrialization took the form of numerous textile mills which in turn attracted large flows of immigrants from Quebec (the "French Canadians") and Ireland. The northern parts of the state produced lumber and the mountains provided tourist attractions. After 1960 the textile industry collapsed but the economy rebounded as a center of high technology and a service provider. Since 1952 New Hampshire gained national and international attention for its presidential primary held early in every presidential election year. It immediately became the most important testing grounds for candidates for the Republican and Democratic nominations. The media gave New Hampshire (and Iowa) about half of all the attention paid to all states in the primary process magnifying the state's decision powers (and spurring repeated efforts by out-of-state politicians to change the rules.) Demographics Historical populations Census Pop. % 1790 141885 1800 183858 29.6% 1810 214460 16.6% 1820 244155 13.8% 1830 269328 10.3% 1840 284574 5.7% 1850 317976 11.7% 1860 326073 2.5% 1870 318300 2.4% 1880 346991 9.0% 1890 376530 8.5% 1900 411588 9.3% 1910 430572 4.6% 1920 443083 2.9% 1930 465293 5.0% 1940 491524 5.6% 1950 533242 8.5% 1960 606921 13.8% 1970 737681 21.5% 1980 920610 24.8% 1990 1109252 20.5% 2000 1235786 11.4% 2010 1316470 6.5% Source: 1910-201017 New Hampshire Population Density Map As of the 2010 census New Hampshire has a population of 1316470 residents which is an increase of 80684 or 6.5% from the prior census in 2000.4 The center of population of New Hampshire is located in Merrimack County in the town of Pembroke.18 The center of population has moved south 12 miles (19 km) since 195019 a reflection of the fact that the fastest growth in the state has been along its southern border which is within commuting range of Boston and other Massachusetts cities. Demographics of New Hampshire (csv) By race White Black AIAN* Asian NHPI* 2000 (total population) 97.56% 1.05% 0.64% 1.56% 0.06% 2000 (Hispanic only) 1.50% 0.13% 0.04% 0.02% 0.01% 2005 (total population) 96.97% 1.29% 0.63% 2.04% 0.07% 2005 (Hispanic only) 2.04% 0.18% 0.04% 0.03% 0.01% Growth 200005 (total population) 5.36% 30.39% 3.96% 38.30% 13.91% Growth 200005 (non-Hispanic only) 4.76% 29.02% 3.69% 38.47% 20.29% Growth 200005 (Hispanic only) 43.91% 39.72% 7.81% 26.49% -25.23% * AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander As of 2004 the population includes 64000 residents born outside the United States (4.9%). In 2006 New Hampshire had the lowest birth rate in the nation.20 Ancestry groups The largest ancestry groups in New Hampshire are:21 22.7% Irish 18.9% English 17.0% French 10.3% Italian 9.4% German 8.5% French Canadian 4.8% Scottish 4.5% Polish 2.7% Scots-Irish 2.2% Swedish 1.6% Greek 1.5% Portuguese The large Irish American and French-Canadian populations are descended largely from mill workers and many still live in the former mill towns like Manchester. New Hampshire has the highest percentage (25.5% of the population) of residents of French/French-Canadian/Acadian ancestry of any U.S. state. According to the 2000 U.S. Census 3.41% of the population aged 5 and older speak French at home while 1.60% speak Spanish.22 In Cos County 16% of the population speaks French at home 22 Religion Percentage of New Hampshire residents by religion (from USA Today):23 Christian 72% Catholic 35% Protestant 32% Baptist 6% Congregationalist/United Church of Christ 6% Episcopalian/Anglican 4% Methodist 3% Lutheran 1% Pentecostal/Charismatic 1% Presbyterian 1% Protestant no supplied denomination 10% Unspecified Christian 5% Jewish 1% Other 2% No religion 17% Less than 0.5% each Mormon/Latter Day Saints Churches of Christ non-denominational Jehovah's Witnesses Assemblies of God Muslim Buddhist Evangelical Church of Goddisambiguation needed and Seventh-Day Adventist A survey suggests that people in New Hampshire and Vermont24 are less likely than other Americans to attend weekly services and only 54% say that they are "absolutely certain there is a God" compared to 71% in the rest of the nation.2526 New Hampshire and Vermont are also at the lowest levels among states in religious commitment. About 23% percent of the respondents attend religious service at least once a week (39% nationally). Thirty-six percent said religion is very important to them (56% nationally).27 According to the ARDA the largest single Protestant denominations are the United Church of Christ with 34299; and the United Methodist Church with 18927 members. The Catholic Church had 431259 members.28 Economy The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that New Hampshire's total state product in 2008 was $60 billion ranking 40th in the United States.29 Median household income in 2008 was $49467 seventh highest in the country. Its agricultural outputs are dairy products nursery stock cattle apples and eggs. Its industrial outputs are machinery electric equipment rubber and plastic products and tourism.30 New Hampshire experienced a significant shift in its economic base during the last century. Historically the base was composed of the traditional New England manufactures of textiles shoe-making and small machining shops drawing upon low-wage labor from nearby small farms and from parts of Quebec. Today these sectors contribute only 2% for textiles 2% for leather goods and 9% for machining of the state's total manufacturing dollar value (Source: U.S. Economic Census for 1997 Manufacturing New Hampshire). They experienced a sharp decline due to obsolete plants and the lure of cheaper wages in the South. The state's budget in FY2008 was $5.11 billion including $1.48 billion in federal funds. The issue of taxation is controversial in New Hampshire which has a property tax (subject to municipal control) but no broad sales tax or income tax. The state does have narrower taxes on meals lodging vehicles business and investment income and tolls on state roads. According to the Energy Information Administration New Hampshire's energy consumption and per capita energy consumption are among the lowest in the country. The Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant located near Portsmouth is the largest nuclear reactor in New England and provides about 30 percent of New Hampshires electricity. Two natural gas-fired plants and some fossil-fuel powered plants including the coal-fired Merrimack Station plant in Bow provide most of the rest. New Hampshires residential electricity use is low compared with the national average in part because demand for air conditioning is low during the generally mild summer months and because few households use electricity as their primary energy source for home heating. Over half of New Hampshire households use fuel oil for winter heating. New Hampshire has potential for renewable energies like wind power hydroelectricity and wood fuel.31 The state has no general sales tax and no personal state income tax (the state does tax at a 5 percent rate income from dividends and interest) and the legislature has exercised fiscal restraint. Efforts to diversify the state's general economy have been ongoing. Additionally New Hampshire's lack of a broad-based tax system (aside from the controversial state-wide property tax) has resulted in the state's local communities having some of the nation's highest property taxes. Overall New Hampshire remains ranked 49th among states in combined average state and local tax burden.32 As of February 2010 the state's unemployment rate was 7.1%.33 By October 2010 the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4.%34 Law and government Main article: Government of New Hampshire The New Hampshire State House is the oldest U.S. state capitol where legislators meet in their original chambers. The Governor of New Hampshire is John Lynch (Democrat). New Hampshire's two U.S. senators are Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat) and Kelly Ayotte (Republican). New Hampshire's two U.S. representatives are Frank Guinta (Republican) and Charlie Bass (Republican). New Hampshire is an alcoholic beverage control state and through the State Liquor Commission it takes in $100 million from the sale and distribution of liquor.35 The state has offered civil unions since 1 January 2008 and on 1 January 2010 same-sex marriage became legal. Governing documents The New Hampshire State Constitution of 1783 is the supreme law of the state followed by the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated and the New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules. These are roughly analogous to the federal United States Constitution United States Code and Code of Federal Regulations respectively. Branches of government New Hampshire has a bifurcated executive branch consisting of the governor and a five-member executive council which votes on state contracts worth more than $5000 and "advises and consents" to the governor's nominations to major state positions such as department heads and all judgeships and pardon requests. New Hampshire does not have a lieutenant governor; the Senate president serves as "acting governor" whenever the governor is unable to perform the duties. The legislature is called the General Court. It consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 400 representatives making it one of the largest elected bodies in the English-speaking world36 and 24 senators. Most are effectively volunteers nearly half of which are retirees. (For details see the article on Government of New Hampshire.) The state's sole appellate court is the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Superior Court is the court of general jurisdiction and the only court which provides for jury trials in civil or criminal cases. The other state courts are the Probate Court District Court and the Family Division. Local government New Hampshire is a "Dillon Rule" state meaning that the state retains all powers not specifically granted to municipalities. Even so the legislature strongly favors local control particularly with regard to land use regulations. New Hampshire municipalities are classified as towns or cities which differ primarily by the form of government. Most towns generally operate on the town meeting form of government where the registered voters in the town act as the town legislature and a board of selectmen acts as the executive of the town. Larger towns and the state's thirteen cities operate either on a council-manager or council-mayor form of government. There is no difference from the point of view of the state government between towns and cities besides the form of government. All state-level statutes treat all municipalities identically. New Hampshire has a small number of unincorporated areas that are titled as gores grants locations purchases or townships. These locations have limited to no self-government and services are generally provided for them by neighboring towns or the county or state where needed. As of the 2000 census there were 25 of these left in New Hampshire accounting for a total population of 175 people (as of 2000); several were entirely depopulated. All of these unincorporated areas except two are located in Coos County. Politics Main articles: Politics of New Hampshire and Political party strength in New Hampshire The Republican Party and the Democratic Party are the only official parties. A plurality of voters are registered as undeclared and can choose either ballot in the primary and then regain their undeclared status after voting.37 The Libertarian Party had official party status from 1990 to 1994. New Hampshire primary Saint Anselm College has held several national debates on campus New Hampshire is internationally famous for the New Hampshire primary the first primary in the quadrennial American presidential election cycle. State law requires that the Secretary of State schedule this election at least one week before any "similar event." However the Iowa caucus has preceded the New Hampshire primary. This primary as the nation's first contest that uses the same procedure as the general election draws more attention than those in other states and has often been decisive in shaping the national contest. State law permits a town with fewer than 100 residents to open its polls at midnight and close when all registered citizens have cast their ballots. As such the communities of Dixville Notch in Coos County and Hart's Location in Carroll County among others have chosen to implement these provisions. Dixville Notch and Hart's Location are traditionally the first places in both New Hampshire and the U.S. to vote in presidential primaries and elections. Nominations for all other partisan offices are decided in a separate primary election. In Presidential election cycles this is the second primary election held in New Hampshire. Saint Anselm College in Goffstown has become a popular campaign spot for politicians as well as several national presidential debates because of its proximity to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.383940 Election results In the past New Hampshire has often voted Republican. Between 1856 and 1988 New Hampshire cast its electoral votes for the Democratic presidential ticket six times: Woodrow Wilson (twice) Franklin D. Roosevelt (three times) and Lyndon B. Johnson (once). Beginning in 1992 New Hampshire became a swing state in both national and local elections. The state supported Democrats Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 John Kerry in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008. It was the only state to support Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 election but not in the 2004 election in which Democrat John Kerry a senator from neighboring Massachusetts won the state. The Democrats dominated elections in New Hampshire as they did nationally in 2006 and 2008. In 2006 Democrats won both Congressional seats (electing Carol Shea-Porter in the 1st district and Paul Hodes in the 2nd district) re-elected Governor John Lynch and gained a majority on the Executive Council and in both houses of the legislature for the first time since 1911. Democrats had not held both the legislature and the governorship since 1874.41 Neither U.S. Senate seat was up for a vote in 2006. In 2008 Democrats retained their majorities governorship and Congressional seats; and former governor Jeanne Shaheen defeated incumbent Republican John E. Sununu for the U.S. Senate in a rematch of the 2002 contest. The 2008 elections resulted in women holding a majority 13 of the 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate a first for any legislative body in the United States.42 However in the 2010 elections Republicans made a huge comeback in New Hampshire capturing veto-proof majorities in the state legislature taking all 5 seats in the Executive Council electing a new U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte winning both U.S. House seats and nearly defeating the sitting governor John Lynch. Free State Project The Free State Project is a proposal to have 20000 individuals move to New Hampshire with the intent of reducing the size and scope of government at the local state and federal levels. The Free State Project holds the annual New Hampshire Liberty Forum43 and the annual Porcupine Freedom Festival also known as PorcFest.44 Transportation Highways New Hampshire has a well-maintained well-signed network of Interstate highways U.S. highways and state highways. State highway markers still depict the Old Man of the Mountain despite that rock formation's demise in 2003. Several route numbers align with the same route numbers in neighboring states. State highway numbering does not indicate the highway's direction. Major routes include: Interstate 89 runs northwest from near Concord to Lebanon on the Vermont border. Interstate 93 is the main Interstate highway in New Hampshire and runs north from Salem (on the Massachusetts border) to Littleton (on the Vermont border). I-93 connects the more densely populated southern part of the state to the Lakes Region and the White Mountains further to the north. Interstate 95 runs north-south briefly along New Hampshire's seacoast to serve the city of Portsmouth before entering Maine U.S. Route 1 runs north-south briefly along New Hampshire's seacoast to the east of and paralleling I-95. U.S. Route 2 runs east-west through Coos County from Maine intersecting Route 16 skirting the White Mountain National Forest passing through Jefferson and into Vermont. U.S. Route 3 is the longest numbered route in the state and the only one to run completely through the state from the Massachusetts border to the Canadian border. It generally parallels Interstate 93. South of Manchester it takes a more westerly route through Nashua. North of Franconia Notch U.S. 3 takes a more easterly route before terminating at the Canadian border. U.S. Route 4 terminates at the Portsmouth Traffic Circle and runs east-west across the southern part of the state connecting Durham Concord Boscawen and Lebanon. New Hampshire Route 16 is a major north-south highway in the eastern part of the state that generally parallels the border with Maine eventually entering Maine as Maine Route 16. The southernmost portion of NH 16 is a four-lane freeway co-signed with U.S. Route 4. New Hampshire Route 101 is a major east-west highway in the southern part of the state that connects Keene with Manchester and the Seacoast region. East of Manchester NH 101 is a four-lane limited access freeway that runs to Hampton Beach and I-95. Further information: New Hampshire Highway System Air New Hampshire has 25 public-use airports four of which have scheduled commercial passenger service. The busiest airport by number of passengers handled is Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester and Londonderry which serves the Greater Boston metropolitan area. Further information: List of airports in New Hampshire Public transportation Long-distance intercity passenger rail service is provided by Amtrak's Vermonter and Downeaster lines. As of 2009 Boston-centered MBTA Commuter Rail services reach only as far as northern Massachusetts. The New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority is working to extend "Capital Corridor" service from Lowell Massachusetts to Nashua Concord and Manchester including Manchester-Boston Regional Airport; and "Coastal Corridor" service from Haverhill Massachusetts to Plaistow New Hampshire.4546 Legislation in 2007 created the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority (NHRTA) with the goal of overseeing the development of commuter rail in the state of New Hampshire. In 2011 Republican lawmakers introduced a bill (HB 218) which would eliminate the NHRTA.47 Eleven public transit authorities operate local and regional bus services around the state and eight private carriers operate express bus services which link with the national intercity bus network.48 The New Hampshire Department of Transportation operates a statewide ride-sharing match service49 in addition to independent ride matching and guaranteed ride home programs.48 Tourist railroads include the Conway Scenic Railroad Hobo-Winnipesaukee Railroad and the Mount Washington Cog Railway. Freight railways Freight railways in New Hampshire include Pan Am Railways the New England Central Railroad the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad and New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation. Further information: List of New Hampshire railroads Education Dartmouth College's Baker Library Thompson Hall at UNH was built in 1892 High schools The first high schools in the state were the Boys' High School and the Girls' High School of Portsmouth established either in 1827 or 1830 depending on the source.505152 New Hampshire has more than 80 public high schools many of which serve more than one town. The largest is Pinkerton Academy in Derry which is owned by a private non-profit organization and serves as the public high school of a number of neighboring towns. There are at least 30 private high schools in the state. New Hampshire High Schools and The Towns They Serve New Hampshire public schools with a Web presence In 2008 the state tied with Massachusetts as having the highest scores on the SAT and ACT standardized tests given to high school students.53 See also: List of high schools in New Hampshire Colleges and universities Main article: List of colleges and universities in New Hampshire Antioch University New England Chester College of New England The College of Saint Mary Magdalen Colby-Sawyer College Daniel Webster College Dartmouth College Franklin Pierce University Hesser College Lebanon College New England College Community College System of New Hampshire: White Mountains Community College River Valley Community College Lakes Region Community College New Hampshire Technical Institute Nashua Community College Great Bay Community College Manchester Community College New Hampshire Institute of Art Rivier College Saint Anselm College Southern New Hampshire University Thomas More College of Liberal Arts University System of New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire School of Law University of New Hampshire at Manchester Granite State College Keene State College Plymouth State University Media Daily newspapers Main article: List of newspapers in New Hampshire Berlin Daily Sun Concord Monitor Conway Daily Sun The Dartmouth of Dartmouth College/Hanover Eagle Times of Claremont Eagle Tribune (Lawrence Massachusetts area including southern New Hampshire) Foster's Daily Democrat of Dover Keene Sentinel Laconia Citizen Laconia Daily Sun New Hampshire Union Leader of Manchester The Portsmouth Herald The Telegraph of Nashua Valley News of Lebanon Other publications Area News Group Carriage Towne News (covering Kingston and surrounding towns) The Exeter News-Letter The Hampton Union Hippo Press (covering Manchester Nashua and Concord) Manchester Express The Cabinet Press Milford Cabinet Bedford Journal Hollis/Brookline Journal Merrimack Journal The New Hampshire (University of New Hampshire student newspaper) Business New Hampshire Magazine New Hampshire Business Review New Hampshire Free Press The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth alternative biweekly) Radio stations See List of radio stations in New Hampshire. Television stations Main article: List of television stations in New Hampshire ABC affiliate: WMUR Channel 9 Manchester PBS member station: WENH Channel 11 Durham (New Hampshire Public Television); repeater stations in Keene and Littleton MNTV affiliate: WBIN Channel 50 Derry Sports The following professional sports teams are located in New Hampshire: Club Sport / League New Hampshire Fisher Cats Eastern League(class AA baseball) Manchester Monarchs American Hockey League New Hampshire Phantoms USL Premier Development League (soccer) Manchester Freedom Independent Women's Football League The New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon is an oval track which has been visited by national motorsport championships such as the NASCAR Cup Series the NASCAR Nationwide Series the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series the Champ Car and the IndyCar Series. Annually since 2002 high school statewide all stars compete against Vermont in ten sports during "Twin State" playoffs.54 New Hampshire also has two amateur roller derby leagues with the ManchVegas Roller Girls (USARS) and New Hampshire Roller Derby (WFTDA55). Culture In the spring New Hampshire's many sap houses hold sugaring-off open houses. In summer New Hampshire is home to many county fairs the largest being the Hopkinton State Fair in Contoocook. New Hampshire's lake region is home to many summer camps especially around Lake Winnipesaukee and is a popular tourist destination. The Peterborough Players have performed every summer in Peterborough New Hampshire since 1933. In the fall New Hampshire is host to the New Hampshire Highland Games. New Hampshire has also registered an official tartan with the proper authorities in Scotland used to make kilts worn by the Lincoln Police Department while its officers serve during the games. The fall foliage peaks in mid October. In the winter New Hampshire's ski areas and snowmobile trails attract visitors from a wide area.56 After the lakes freeze over they become dotted with ice fishing ice houses known locally as bobhouses. In fiction Literature Many novels plays and screenplays have taken place in New Hampshire. The state has played other roles in fiction including: Peterborough is the inspiration for the town of Grover's Corners in Thornton Wilder's play Our Town. The novel Peyton Place was inspired by Gilmanton New Hampshire. John Knowles based the Devon School in A Separate Peace on the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter. The prep school in John Irving's The World According to Garp was also based on the Phillips Exeter Academy. Irving's stepfather was a faculty member at the school and Irving is an alumnus; New Hampshire settings are common in his works. The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving is a 1981 coming of age novel. Comics Bob Montana the original artist for Archie Comics attended Manchester Central High School for a year and may have based Riverdale High School in part on Central. Al Capp creator of the comic strip Li'l Abner used to joke that Dogpatch the setting for the strip was based on Seabrook where he would vacation with his wife.57 Film and television Dartmouth College is said to be the inspiration for the film Animal House as one of the scriptwriters Chris Miller studied there. The character of Josiah Bartlet President of the United States on the television series The West Wing was depicted as a two-term New Hampshire governor. The film On Golden Pond was filmed and takes place in New Hampshire. The film What About Bob takes place primarily in New Hampshire but was actually filmed in Virginia.. Notable residents or natives See article List of people from New Hampshire. New Hampshire firsts58 On January 5 1776 at Exeter the Provincial Congress of New Hampshire ratified the first independent constitution in the Americas free of British rule. On June 12 1800 Fernald's Island in the Piscataqua River became the first government-sanctioned US Navy shipyard. Started in 1822 Dublin's Juvenile Library was the first free public library. In 1828 the first women's strike in the nation took place at Dover's Cocheco Mills. Founded in 1833 the Peterborough Town Library was the first public library supported with public funds in the world.59 Finished on June 27 1874 the first trans-Atlantic telecommunications cable between Europe and America stretched from Balinskelligs Bay Ireland to Rye Beach. On February 6 1901 a group of nine conservationists founded the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests the first forest conservation advocacy group in the US. In 1908 Monsignor Pierre Hevey organized the nation's first credit union in Manchester to help mill workers save and borrow money. In 1933 the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen held the first crafts fair in the nation.60 In July 1944 the Bretton Woods Agreement the first fully-negotiated system intended to govern monetary relations among independent nation-states was signed at the Mount Washington Hotel. On May 5 1961 Alan Shepard of Derry rode a Mercury spacecraft and became the first American in space. In 1963 New Hampshire's legislature approved the nation's first modern state lottery which began play in 1964. In 1966 Ralph Baer of Sanders Associates Inc. Nashua recruited engineers to develop the first home video game. Christa McAuliffe of Concord became the first private citizen selected to venture into space. She perished with her six space shuttle Challenger crewmates on January 28 1986. On May 17 1996 New Hampshire became the first state in the country to install a green LED traffic light. New Hampshire was selected because it was the first state to install the red and yellow variety statewide.61 On May 31 2007 New Hampshire became "...the first state to recognize same-sex unions without a court order or the threat of one."62 See also North America portal United States portal New Hampshire portal Main articles: Outline of New Hampshire and Index of New Hampshire-related articles References "Table 2. Resident Population of the 50 States the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico: 2010 Census". United States Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/apport2010table2.xls. Retrieved 20109-12-23.  a b "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. April 29 2005. http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest. Retrieved November 6 2006.  In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor the President of the State Senate is first in line for succession. a b "Table 4. Resident Population of the 50 States the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico: 2010 Census and Census 2000". United States Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/news/xls/apport2010table4.xls. Retrieved 20109-12-21.  NH has a room and meals sales tax and a business profits income tax. Alaska does not have a statewide sales or income tax but many Alaska towns have a sales tax. "Visit NH: State Facts". NH Department of Resources and Economic Development. http://www.visitnh.gov/welcome-to-nh/state-facts.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-30.  "New Hampshire Water Resources Primer Chapter 6: Coastal and Estuarine Waters". NH Dept. of Environmental Services. http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/dwgb/wrpp/documents/primerchapter6.pdf. Retrieved April 11 2011.  Filipov David (January 31 2010). "Record blown away but pride stays put: N.H. summit's claim to nasty weather intact". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/newhampshire/articles/2010/01/31/recordblownawaybutpridestaysput/. Retrieved 9 February 2010.  "Mount Washington...Home of the World's Worst Weather". Mt. Washington Observatory. http://www.mountwashington.org/. Retrieved March 22 2010.  VERMONT v. NEW HAMPSHIRE 289 U.S. 593 (1933) USDA report:"Maine is the state with the highest percentage of land area that is timberland (86 percent) ahead of New Hampshire West Virginia and Vermont." Olson D. M E. Dinerstein et al (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience 51 (11): 933938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)0510933:TEOTWA2.0.CO;2. http://gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder/.  Dellinger Dan (2004-06-23). "Snowfall  Average Total In Inches". NOAA. http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/snowfall.html. Retrieved 2007-05-25.  "Annual average number of tornadoes 19532004". NOAA. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/small/avgt5304.gif. Retrieved 2007-05-25.  "2006 arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map". National Arbor Day Foundation. http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm. Retrieved 2007-05-25.  "New Hampshire USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map". http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-new-hampshire-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php. Retrieved 2010-11-15.  Resident Population Data - 2010 Census "Population and Population Centers by State: 2000". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt. Retrieved 2008-12-05.  "Population Center of New Hampshire 19502000" (PDF). NH Office of Energy and Planning. October 2007. http://www.nh.gov/oep/programs/DataCenter/Geography/documents/popcenter.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-10.  Associated Press (August 22 2008). Vt. birth rate ranks second lowest in U.S.. Burlington Free Press.  American FactFinder United States Census Bureau. "20072009 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates". Factfinder.census.gov.  a b "MLA Language Map Data Center". Mla.org. 2007-07-17. http://www.mla.org/mapdataresults&stateid33&modestatetops. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  "What is your religion...if any". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/gnoreligion/flash.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-03.  which were polled jointly 86% in Alabama and South Carolina "Politico.com". Politico.com. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11268.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  Burlingtonfreepress.com retrieved July 29 2008dead link "Thearda.com". Thearda.com. http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/state/332000.asp. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  "Bea.gov". Bea.gov. 2009-06-02. http://www.bea.gov/regional/gsp/. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  "State at a Glance  New Hampshire". U.S. Department of Labor. 2007-10-12. http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.nh.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-14.  "EIA State Energy Profiles: New Hampshire". 2008-06-12. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/stateenergyprofiles.cfmsidNH. Retrieved 2008-06-24.  "New Hampshire's State and Local Tax Burden 19702006". The Tax Foundation. 2008-08-07. http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/468.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  "Local Area Unemployment Statistics". Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/lau/. Retrieved March 26 2010.  "NH unemployment rate drops to 5.4 percent in Oct.". BusinessWeek. 2010-11-16. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9JHCTPO0.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-08.  "State of New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services Monthly Revenue Focus (FY 2005)" (PDF). http://admin.state.nh.us/accounting/FY%2005/Monthly%20Rev%20June-05%20Cash%20Basis%20Unaud.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  ""House Fast Fact" New Hampshire House of Representatives". Gencourt.state.nh.us. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/memberlookup.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  Independents Become Largest Voting Bloc in New Hampshire. Retrieved 29 December 2008. "CBSs Face the Nation : Saint Anselm College". Blogs.saintanselmcollege.net. http://blogs.saintanselmcollege.net/category/politics/face-the-nation/. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  1dead link Font size Print E-mail Share (2008-01-07). "Candidates Face Off At St. Anselm's College". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/07/politics/uwire/main3684304.shtml. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  Kocher Fred (2006-12-22). "Storm of change sweeps through N.H. Legislature". Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology. http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2006/12/25/focus2.html. Retrieved 2008-04-28.  Senate President Sylvia Larsen quoted in "Women make up majority in state Senate" the Manchester Union-Leader November 6 2008. "Liberty Forum". Freestateproject.org. 2010-03-21. http://www.freestateproject.org/libertyforum/. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  Liberty Forum Porcupine Festival External (2010-06-27). "PorcFest". Freestateproject.org. http://www.freestateproject.org/festival/. 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C.: GPO. p. 134. OCLC 817663. http://books.google.com/idMEIXAAAAYAAJ&printsectoc#PRA2-PA134M1  Wallace R. Stuart; Hall Douglas E.. A New Hampshire Education Timeline. New Hampshire Historical Society. http://www.nhhistory.org/edu/support/nhlearnmore/nhedtimeline.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-28  "The IQ-Trapper". V-weiss.de. 2009-05-30. http://www.v-weiss.de/table.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  Fantino John A. (July 20 2008). Vermont breaks through. Burlington Free Press.  "Member Leagues Womens Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. http://wftda.com/leagues. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  "The New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation : Bureau of Trails". Nhtrails.org. http://www.nhtrails.org/. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  "Susan Morse "Last of the Yankees" ''Portsmouth Herald'' July 4 2004". Seacoastonline.com. 2004-07-04. http://www.seacoastonline.com/2004news/07042004/news/24976.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  NH Firsts & Bests. Retrieved November 9 2007. "The Peterborough Town Library". Libraryhistorybuff.org. http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org/peterborough.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-31.  League of New Hampshire Craftsmen's Fair Accessed November 9 2007 Archived October 13 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Sending a bright signal Concord Monitor pg B-6 May 18 1996 Wang Beverley. (April 26 2007) State Senate approves civil unions for same-sex couples Concord Monitor. Retrieved April 26 2007. Further reading Sletcher Michael (2004). New England. Westport CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 031332753X.  Land Use in Cornish N.H. a 2006 documentary presentation by James M. 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