State Symbols Guide
New Hampshire State Symbols & Official Emblems
The Northeast State • Explore official state symbols, history, facts, and cultural heritage.
Abbreviation
NH
Capital
Concord
Population
1,377,529
Statehood
1788
Region
Northeast
Symbols
6
Official State Symbols
State Bird
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
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State Flag
New Hampshire State Flag
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State Flower
Purple Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
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State Motto
Live Free or Die
English
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State Nickname
The Granite State
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State Tree
White Birch
Betula papyrifera
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📊 Quick Facts
- Official Name
- New Hampshire
- Abbreviation
- NH
- Capital City
- Concord
- Population
- 1,377,529
- Statehood Date
- June 21, 1788
- Region
- Northeast
- Number of Symbols
- 6
