New Hampshire Lifestyle

New Hampshire earned its "Granite State" moniker back in the 1820s, thanks to vast granite formations and quarries that supplied stone for buildings across the country—from Boston's monuments to parts of the U.S. Capitol. But the name goes deeper: it reflects the toughness and independence of its people. We're one of the original 13 colonies, the first to draft our own constitution in 1776, and the ninth to ratify the U.S. Constitution. That revolutionary spirit still echoes