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Granite State is the nickname of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It may also refer to: Granite State Challenge, television quiz game show on New Hampshire Public Television; Granite State College, part of the New Hampshire state university system; Granite State Communications, a private company in Weare, New Hampshire
State law requires that the Secretary of State schedule this election at least one week before any "similar event". While the Iowa caucus precedes the New Hampshire primary, the New Hampshire election is the nation's first contest that uses the same procedure as the general election, draws more attention than those in other states, and has been ...
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
Jul. 5—CONCORD It seems unthinkable that a time would come when the Granite State no longer produces granite. But last month, the last commercial granite quarry in New Hampshire was quietly shut ...
ROCHESTER — The 2024 Granite State Fair runs Thursday-Sunday for two consecutive weeks: Sept. 12-15 and Sept. 19-22. The fair, originally known as the Rochester Fair, began in the 1800s ...
Apr. 30—May is National Bike Month, and the Bike Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, in collaboration with the Granite State Wheelers and the New Hampshire Rail Trail Coalition, is hosting a series ...
A 2010 effort led by State Senator Gloria J. Romero, a Democrat from Los Angeles, sought to remove serpentine from its perch as the state's official stone. Organizations such as the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization have supported the move as the olive green rock is a source of chrysotile , a form of asbestos that can cause mesothelioma ...
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