New Hampshire Symbols: A Complete Reference (GeoSymbols)

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• Read an Introduction to New Hampshire symbols.
• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
A check mark (check mark (article available)) indicates an article, with or without pictures, about that symbol. (However, many symbol pages without check marks nevertheless have a little text, pictures and/or links to related resources.)
Designation Symbol Scientific Name Year
Flag 1909
Great Seal 1931
Nickname Granite State
Nickname White Mountain State
Nickname Switzerland of America
Nickname Mother of Rivers
Emblem Old Man of the Mountains 1945
Motto Live Free or Die 1945
Song Old New Hampshire 1949
check mark (article available)Flower purple lilac Syringa vulgaris 1919
check mark (article available)Wildflower pink lady’s slipper Cypripedium acaule 1991
check mark (article available)Tree white birch Betula papyrifera 1947
check mark (article available)Bird purple finch Carpodacus purpureus 1957
Animal white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus 1983
Amphibian red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens 1985
Freshwater Fish brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis 1994
Saltwater Game Fish striped bass Morone saxatilis 1994
Insect two-spot ladybug Adalia bipunctata 1977
Butterfly Karner blue butterfly Lycaeides melissa samuelis 1992
Soil Marflow
Gem smoky quartz 1985
Mineral beryl 1985
Rock granite 1985
Honorary State Song Autumn in New Hampshire 1977
Honorary State Song New Hampshire’s Granite State 1977
Honorary State Song New Hampshire, My New Hampshire 1963
Honorary State Song New Hampshire Hills 1973
Honorary State Song New Hampshire Naturally 1983
Honorary State Song Oh, New Hampshire (You’re My Home) 1977
Honorary State Song The New Hampshire State March 1977
Honorary State Song The Old Man of the Mountain 1977
Sport skiing 1998
Tartan tartan 1995
Language English 1995
New Hampshire Native New Hampshire Native 2002

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