- New Hampshire Fast Facts -

New Hampshire is located in the New England region of the United States. It is the fifth smallest state by area and the tenth least populated. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The extensive granite formations and quarries found here give it the nickname "The Granite State."

Before the arrival of europeans, in the early 17th century, the area was inhabited by Algonquian speaking peoples such as the Abenaki. The English established some of the earliest european settlements and the Province of New Hampshire, named after the English county of Hampshire, was established in 1629. In 1774 it was the site of one of the earliest overt acts of rebellion against the British with the seizing of Fort William and Mary. In 1776 it became the first of the colonies to establish an indedepent government and state constitution. Six months later it signed the United States Declaration of Independence and in June, 1788, was the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

New Hampshire was admitted to the Union as the ninth state on June 21, 1788. Its current ten counties comprise a total of 9,349 square miles. The largest city is Manchester and the state capital is Concord.

The oldest continually-operating post office in the United States is located on Main Street in the small town of Hinsdale, in Cheshire County. It was established in 1816.

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