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Hace 2 días · Aberdeen's architecture is known for its principal use during the Victorian era of granite, which has led to its local nickname of the Granite City.
Hace 2 días · Borglum selected Mount Rushmore as the site for several reasons. The rock of the mountain is composed of smooth, fine-grained granite. The durable granite erodes only 1 inch (25 mm) every 10,000 years, thus was more than sturdy enough to support the sculpture and its long-term exposure.
Hace 4 días · Concord is the state capital and Manchester is the most populous city. New Hampshire's motto, "Live Free or Die", reflects its role in the American Revolutionary War; its nickname, "The Granite State", refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries.
Hace 5 días · The rock known as Morton gneiss started out as a gray granite, formed about 3.5 billion years ago deep beneath the surface of the Earth. Molten rock cooled slowly, forming grains (granite comes from granum, the Latin word for grain) of crystallized minerals.
Hace 5 días · Although both types of granite can be found in other locations, they are named after two cities within the granite state. It has been rumored that in 1825 Marquis De Layfette, a general in the American military, visited New Hampshire and remarked that it was the granite state, which it has been referred to ever since.
Hace 1 día · city, relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. The name city is given to certain urban communities by virtue of some legal or conventional distinction that can vary between regions or nations. In most cases, however, the concept of city refers to a particular type of community, the urban community, and its culture ...
Hace 5 días · Source: Wikipedia/The White House, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons President Joe Biden is gearing up for a New England tour with stops in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, officials confirmed.
