The U.S. state of New Hampshire has several official symbols.[1]
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flag | Flag of New Hampshire | 1931 | ![]() |
Seal | Seal of New Hampshire | 1931 | ![]() |
Motto | Live Free or Die | 1945 | |
Nickname | The Granite State | ||
Highway sign | Number of route within an outline of the Old Man of the Mountain | ![]() | |
Quarter reverse | 2000 | ![]() |
Species
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Bird | Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus |
1957 | ![]() |
Raptor | Red-tailed Hawk[2] Buteo jamaicensis |
2019 | |
Flower | Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris |
1919 | ![]() |
Tree | White birch Betula papyrifera |
1947 | ![]() |
Animal | White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus |
1983 | ![]() |
Freshwater game fish | Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis |
1994 | ![]() |
Dog | Chinook | 2009 | ![]() |
Saltwater game fish | Striped bass Morone saxatilis |
1994 | ![]() |
Insect | Ladybug Coccinellidae |
1977 | |
Fruit | Pumpkin | 2006 | ![]() |
Wildflower | Pink lady's slipper Cypripedium acaule |
1990 | ![]() |
Amphibian | Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens |
1985 | ![]() |
Butterfly | Karner Blue Plebejus melissa samuelis |
1992 | ![]() |
Poultry | New Hampshire Red | 2018 | ![]() |
Berry | Blackberry[3] | 2017 | ![]() |
Spider | Daring Jumping Spider[4] | 2021 |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Mineral: | Beryl | 1985 | ![]() |
Gem | Smokey quartz | 1985 | ![]() |
Rock | Granite | 1985 | ![]() |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Song: | "Old New Hampshire" | 1947 | |
Sport | Skiing | 1998 | ![]() |
Tartan | New Hampshire state tartan | 1995 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Fast New Hampshire Facts". NH.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
- ^ "State Raptor, New Hampshire Almanac". NH.gov. State of New Hampshire. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Fehlau, Erin (June 16, 2017). "Blackberry now the state berry of NH". WMUR News. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Governor Chris Sununu Signs Spider Bill, 7 Other Bills Into Law". Governor Christopher T. Sununu. Retrieved 2021-06-16.