Definition of Granite State

1. Noun. A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Granite State

Grandpappy
Grandry
Grandry's corpuscle
Grange
Granger
Granger's line
Granger law
Granger laws
Granger projection
Grangerism
Grangerites
Granicus
Granit
Granit's loop
Granite State (current term)
Granny
Granny Smith
Grant
Grant Wood
Granth
Granth Sahib
Granthis
Granville
Granville-Barker
Granville Stanley Hall
Grapefruit League
Grappelli
Graptophyllum
Graptophyllum pictum

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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