New HampshireNew Hampshire

ESL 5 Culture StudyESL 5 Culture Study

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Geography of New Hampshire Geography of New Hampshire Government of New HampshireGovernment of New Hampshire Symbols of New Hampshire Symbols of New Hampshire Business of New HampshireBusiness of New Hampshire Tourist information of New HampshireTourist information of New Hampshire ReferenceReference Quiz of New HampshireQuiz of New Hampshire

Geography of New HampshireGeography of New Hampshire

One of the six New EnglandOne of the six New England

statesstates Capital: ConcordCapital: Concord Largest City :Manchester :Manchester Population:1,235,786 Population:1,235,786 Size: 9,351 square miles Size: 9,351 square miles State nickname: The Granite State nickname: The Granite

StateState State motto: Live Free or DieState motto: Live Free or Die

Government of New HampshireGovernment of New Hampshire Governor: Governor: Craig BensonCraig Benson Statehood: June 21, 1788 Statehood: June 21, 1788 (the 9th state in the U.S.A.)(the 9th state in the U.S.A.) Main cities: Concord( capital )Main cities: Concord( capital ) ManchesterManchester NashuaNashua DoverDover ConwayConway BerlinBerlin

Symbols of New HampshireSymbols of New Hampshire

State Flag State Seal

Symbols of New HampshireSymbols of New Hampshire

State Flower: Purple Lilac State Tree: White Birch

Symbols of New HampshireSymbols of New Hampshire

State Animal :White-tailed deer

State Bird: Purple Finch

Business of New HampshireBusiness of New Hampshire

Major IndustriesMajor Industries: textiles, lumber, tourism, : textiles, lumber, tourism, electronic equipment, software electronic equipment, software

Newer industries: producing precision instruments electronic equipment automatic control mechanisms manufacture electrical and electronic equipment computer software telecommunications equipment.

Business of New HampshireBusiness of New Hampshire

The Amoskeag Textile Factory ,Manchester (circa 1920)

TextilesTextiles Urban development started in

Manchester, New Hampshire, around 1830.

The town developed rapidly, especially after the Civil War, and became the country’s textile capital.

Amoskeag Manufacturing Company was established in this city. It continued to operate until 1936.

Around the turn of the century, they were the largest textile producers in the world, employing some 17,000 workers in their mills in Manchester.

One estimate claims that the mills of the Amoskeag had about 2,500 kilometers of floor space. The mill exported 5 million yards of cloth every week!

Business of New HampshireBusiness of New Hampshire New Hampshire's natural

resources and recreational opportunities are legendary.

New Hampshire just a little over 9,000 square miles, the state offers towering mountains, more than 1,300 lakes and ponds, 18 miles of Atlantic coastline, and tens of thousands of miles of rivers and streams. The760,000 acre White Mountain National Forest is one of the most beautiful areas in the nation and is known as the "Switzerland of America."

New Hampshire's tourism industry produces $1 billion in annual sales and employs more than 54,000 individuals, making it New Hampshire's second largest industry

TourismTourism

Tourist information of New HampshireTourist information of New Hampshire

Tourist information of New HampshireTourist information of New Hampshire

Daniel Webster 19 century New Hampshire statesman,The Secretary of state

"Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades. Shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe, jewelers a monster watch, and dentists a gold tooth; but up in Franconia Mountains, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there he makes men!"

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Mount Washington Mount Washington The White Mountains in New Hampshire are named for the striking snow caps on their bare peaks, which contrast with the dense forests covering their slopes. The highest peak in the range is Mount Washington, which rises 1917 m (6288 ft) above sea level. The mountain’s summit is notoriously stormy; one of the highest wind velocities ever recorded, 372 km/h (231 mph), was measured there.

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Swift River

Striking autumn foliage from a variety of hardwood trees borders the Swift River, which flows in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire. The river is one of many small waterways formed from melting snow in this rugged mountain range.

Tourist information of New HampshireTourist information of New Hampshire

State House at Concord

Concord became the capital of New Hampshire in 1808, after several other cities, including Portsmouth and Exeter, had served terms. The State House, built of marble and granite, was completed in 1819.

Tourist information of New HampshireTourist information of New Hampshire

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

Augustus Saint-Gaudens created magnificent bronze sculptures of respected American political and military figures throughout his lifetime. His home and studio in Cornish, New Hampshire, became a national historic site in 1964. Today, visitors can tour the studio and gardens that Saint-Gaudens used from 1885 until his death in 1907.

Tourist information of New HampshireTourist information of New Hampshire

AppalachianAppalachianNational Scenic Trail(1968)National Scenic Trail(1968) Scenic trail 3,473 km long Scenic trail 3,473 km long

following the Appalachian following the Appalachian Mountains from Maine to Mountains from Maine to GeorgiaGeorgia

Saint-GaudensSaint-GaudensNational Historic SiteNational Historic Site (1964) (1964) Home, studios, and gardens of Home, studios, and gardens of

American sculptor Augustus American sculptor Augustus Saint-GaudensSaint-Gaudens

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st=nhst=nh http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/

pictures/textile2.htmpictures/textile2.htm