How did New Hampshire get granite state as its nickname?

"Granite is the traditional rock in New Hampshire. It gave New Hampshire its nickname of "The Granite State."New Hampshire once had a large industry surrounding the quarrying of granite.

source: http://www.state.nh.us/nhinfo/rock.html"

taken exact Wording from http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname3.htm#.UZQ9ybW1G3I