Live Free or Die

New Hampshire takes considerable pride in its memorable state motto, “Live Free or Die.” The New Hampshire motto has featured prominently on residents’ license plates since 1971 and on the reverse side of the official state quarter since 2000. For tourism purposes, however, New Hampshire typically tones it down a bit, presenting itself as the Granite State or the White Mountain State, or opting for the purely aspirational abbreviated version, “Live Free.” (They tend not to want to get too preachy in New Hampshire.) Read more >