New Hampshire, a U.S. state in New England, is defined by its quaint towns and large expanses of wilderness. In the north, White Mountain National Forest is known for winter sports areas and Mt. Washington, the region’s highest peak, with a cog railway to its summit. Also in the White Mountains are moose, black bears and part of the Appalachian Trail. Abbreviation: NH Capital: Concord Temperature: 88 degrees, sunny Time: 11:00 AM Nickname:  The state is nicknamed  “The Granite State”  because granite from the state was supplied for building structures mainly in Boston and Washington D.C., and many other small towns. The pink colored Conway Granite and the gray colored Concord Granite are two granites that were quarried locally and shipped widely. The granites got their names from the towns in which they were first quarried. Motto: Live Free or Die Adopted by the state in 1945. It is possibly the best-known of all state mottos, partly because it conveys an assert...