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Definition of Granite State
1. Noun. A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies.
Terms within: Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Capital Of New Hampshire, Concord, Manchester, Portsmouth, Merrimack, Merrimack River
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, New England
Lexicographical Neighbors of Granite State
Literary usage of Granite State
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Examiner (1842)
"New Hampshire Book: Being Specimens of the Literature of the Granite State.
Nashua : 1842. 12mo. pp. 391. THIS beautiful volume must not only be interesting ..."
2. History of the United States, Or, Republic of America by Emma Willard (1845)
"TROUBLES AND CONSTANCY OF THE Granite State. collecting for public worship, a
body of ambushed Indians FART II. stealing upon them. ..."
3. History of the Twelfth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers in the War of the by Asa W. Bartlett (1897)
"... no regiment that New Hampshire has ever sent to the field, and there is no
State that can boast of braver troops than our own rock-bound Granite State. ..."
4. Memorial of Hon. Harry Bingham: Lawyer, Legislator, Author by Henry Harrison Metcalf, Edgar Aldrich, Albert Stillman Batchellor, John M. Mitchell (1910)
"ADDRESS DELIVERED AT MANCHESTER, NH, BEFORE THE Granite State CLUB, JUNE 27, 1888.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I speak tonight in memory of a ..."
5. Cornell's High School Geography: Forming Part Third of a Systematic Series by Sarah S. Cornell (1867)
"Granite abounds, and hence New Hampshire is frequently styled " the Granite State."
Iron is found in almost every county, and a valuable tin mine has also ..."
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