New Hampshire's business friendly climate and low taxes motivate entrepreneurs to start and grow new businesses and is complemented by the state's outstanding quality of life. New Hampshire consistently rates high in national rankings when it comes to health, education, and low crime. The granite state also boasts no sales tax. In New Hampshire you will enjoy four seasons, all of which are a breathtaking back drop to endless recreational opportunities on the lakes, around the seacoast and throughout the mountains.
New Hampshire is the first of the 13 original colonies to declare its independence from Great Britain. The state did this six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed.
New Hampshire’s state motto is “Live Free or Die” and was created by General John Stark in 1809.
New Hampshire is also known as The Granite State because of the vast amount of granite that is found throughout the state.
The first private citizen in space was Christa McAuliffe, a school teacher from Concord, New Hampshire. After her death in the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster in 1986, a planetarium was built in her honor in Concord.
For each presidential election cycle, New Hampshire holds the first primary election in the United States.
