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Tag Archives: Granite State
Granite Resolve: New Year’s Resolutions in New Hampshire, Past and Present
Present New Year’s resolutions are often treated lightly—earnest on January 1, forgotten by February. Yet the act of resolving to do better has deep historical roots, and in New Hampshire, where practicality, independence, and community have always mattered, resolutions have … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Holidays
Tagged Granite State, happy new year, January 1st, new, New England, New Hampshire, new year resolution, new year's resolution, newyear, resolution, Year
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New Hampshire’s Haruspices of Spring
I hear the sound of people diving for their dictionary…I'll make it easy for you– March 21st, the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Humor
Tagged Granite State, groundhog, Hollis, Mother's Day, New Hampshire, Pennichuck Chuck, Punxsutawney Phil, spring, tulips, vernal equinox, Wiarton Willie
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New Hampshire: How the "Granite State" Got Its Name
Back in the 1820s New Hampshire residents were coasting along, not even realizing that their state needed a nickname.
Out … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Missing Places, New Hampshire Men, Travel
Tagged bedrock, city, Columbia, Congress, DC, District, granite, Granite State, Jefferson, Library, memorial, moniker, name, named, Nations, new, New Hampshire, NH, origin, quarries, state, United, Washington, York
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