Whoopie pies, the K4s steam locomotive, the Carolina Shag and Harney silt loam share a common bond: Each is a treasured member of the eclectic and, some say, out-of-control state symbol club.

New Hampshire has several symbols that represent the state. Enhance your NH knowledge by learning more about these 21 symbols including the state animal, state beverage, state sport and more.

Last year, Vivien Deal-Sosa was studying state symbols with her fourth grade class in Chesterfield, New Hampshire when she had an idea: why not make the Virginia opossum, North America’s only ...

Travelers to New Hampshire quickly learn that the state's official sport is skiing. Some states adopt official symbols for protective reasons, Shearer said, for example, to protect fossils or ...

Saturday marks 22 years since New Hampshire lost the Old Man of the Mountain. On May 3, 2003, iconic landmark fell to the ground. ... It was the landmark that embodied the granite state.

CONCORD — Two classic, wooden ballot boxes will serve as a time capsule commemorating the 100th anniversary of the New Hampshire presidential primary in 2016.