List of New Hampshire state symbols
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 | |
Emblem | New Hampshire State Emblem | 1945[2] | |
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[3] 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[4] | 2017 | |
Spider | Daring Jumping Spider[5] | 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.
- ^ New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, Title I, Section 3:1
- ^ "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.
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