USA Statehood Quarter Series - Quarter Faces and Facts for 2000

Our States span from Sea to Shinning Sea Each quarter face tells history about that state. On our state pages learn about your state. See new and exciting bits of history questions. Each state page is updated with state data when the quarter is issued.  Visit our links page for more fun facts on state quarters. Learn the meaning of the quarter face on each state page. Visit an exciting state attraction on each state page  Click on quarter to visit the state page. Issued in 2000 - Massachusetts - Maryland - South Carolina - New Hampshire - Virginia                                                    State page snapshots for 2000             State Name Origin:                                                                       What state is this.?             Named for the Virgin Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth I,             by Sir Walter Raleigh, who first visited its shores in 1854.             New Hampshire The quarter's stateside face depicts a profile of the rock formation known as "the Old Man of the Mountain" in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire along with "Live Free or Die", the state motto, and nine stars which signify New Hampshire's' entry into the Union as the ninth state.    New Question Bits of History Update: What was the first permanent English settlement in the United States? On what island is it located? Hint: This is a historic place in the tenth state to join the Union.                                           Click here for 2001 quarter faces and fun stuff.

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