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People From New Hampshire
The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in U.S. state of New Hampshire: Aeronautics and aviation * Jay C. Buckey (born 1956), astronaut * Michael Durant (born 1961), pilot – native * Thaddeus Lowe (1832–1913), 19th-century balloonist – native * Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), astronaut * Lee Morin (born 1952), astronaut – native * Richard A. Searfoss (1956–2018), astronaut * Alan Shepard (1923–1998), astronaut; first American in space – native Arts and literature * Eric Aho (born 1966), painter * Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907), poet, novelist, travel writer * Minnie Willis Baines (1845-unknown), author - native * Russell Banks (born 1940), novelist * Lucy Barnes (1780-1809), writer- native * Amy Beach (1867–1944), composer – native * Brian Sidney Bembridge (born 1973), artist, designer – native * Adelaide George Bennett (1848-1911), teacher, poet - native * Henry Ames Blood (1836–1900) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. 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. Of the 50 U.S. states, New Hampshire is the fifth smallest by area and the tenth least populous, with slightly more than 1.3 million residents. Concord is the state capital, while Manchester is the largest city. New Hampshire's motto, "Live Free or Die", reflects its role in the American Revolutionary War; its nickname, "The Granite State", refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries. It is well known nationwide for holding the first primary (after the Iowa caucus) in the U.S. presidential election cycle, and for its resulting influence on American electoral politics, leading the adage "As New Hampshire goes, so goes the nation". New Hampshire was inhabited for thousands of years by Algonquian-speaking peoples such as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
