New Hampshire State Emblem

Old Man of the Mountain Adopted: 1945

New Hampshire State Emblem
Old Man of the Mountain

New Hampshire Law

The following information was excerpted from the New Hampshire Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 3, Section 3:1.

TITLE I THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 3 STATE EMBLEMS, FLAG, ETC.
Section 3:1

3:1 State Emblem. -- The state emblem shall be of the following design: Within an elliptical panel, the longest dimension of which shall be vertical, there shall appear an appropriate replica of the Old Man of the Mountain; surrounding the inner panel, and enclosed within another ellipse, there shall be at the bottom of the design the words of any state motto which may be adopted by the general court; and at the top of the design, between the inner and outer elliptical panels, the words, New Hampshire, appropriately separated from the motto, if adopted, by one star on each side. Said emblem may be placed on all printed or related material issued by the state and its subdivisions relative to the development of recreational, industrial, and agricultural resources of the state.

Source. 1945, 148:1. RSA 3:1. 1957, 107:1, eff. July 2, 1957.

Sources...

New Hampshire Statutes. New Hampshire General Court. 2009. 13 April 2009 <http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/nhtoc.htm>
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.

Old Man of the Mountain (between 1890 and 1901)
Courtesy: Library of Congress

Additional Information

State Emblem: New Hampshire Almanac compiled by the New Hampshire State Library.

Old Man of the Mountain Historic Site: New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.

Old Man of the Mountain: Photographs from David Metsky's "Hike the Whites" website.

Old Man of the Mountain: Mount Washington Observatory.

The Old Man of the Mountain Memorial: The Official Website of New Hampshire State Government.

Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund: The Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund was formed to create a lasting legacy of remembrance for New Hampshire's most famous symbol, the granite profile in Franconia Notch, which watched over New Hampshire until May 3, 2003..

Old Man of the Mountain, Franconia Notch State Park
Photograph by Kindra Clineff

State Emblems: Complete list of official state emblems.

More symbols & emblems: Complete list of official New Hampshire state symbols.

The Old Man of the Mountain
by Robert Hutchinson

The Old Man of the Mountain, by Robert Hutchinson. 48 pages. Browntrout Publishers (May 22, 2003) The Old Man of the Mountain is a timely photographic memorial to New Hampshire's beloved emblem, the colossal profile of natural granite in the White Mountains that suddenly collapsed on May 3, 2003. Many devoted friends of the Old Man have generously contributed to this remembrance. The natural and human history of the Old Man are reviewed in a lively text by geologist Robert Hutchinson.

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