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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4W_temple-israel_Portsmouth-NH.html
First PermanentJewish Houseof Worship inNew HampshireStar of DavidNew Hampshire's Jewishcommunity dates back tothe pre colonial ear.Temple Israel, establishedas a formally organizedcommunity in 1910,affirmed the Americanprinciples of freedomof rel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4V_the-original-new-hampshire-state-house_Portsmouth-NH.html
Located in Market SquareSeat of Colonial Government, 1758 - 1776The Declaration of Independence was read from the Building,July 18, 1776President George Washington spoke from the Balcony, October 31, 1789
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4U_18-congress_Portsmouth-NH.html
On this site were leased lots provided by the North Church Parish dating from 1709. One such parcel was the home of Hunking Wentworth, Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety and zealous patriot on behalf of the American Revolution. The site wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4S_john-paul-jones-house_Portsmouth-NH.html
Has been designated aRegistered NationalHistoric LandmarkUnder the provisions of theHistoric Sites Act of August 21, 1935This site possesses exceptional valuein commemorating or illustratingthe history of the United StatesU.S. Department of the In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4Q_frank-joness-hotels_Portsmouth-NH.html
Frank Jones (1832-1902) was a Barrington-born farmboy who came to Portsmouth as a teenager and literally rose from rags to riches in a remarkable short time. A man of boundless energy and daring, he parlayed the fortune he amassed as a brewer of a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4P_treaty-of-portsmouth-1905_Portsmouth-NH.html
September 5, 1905 - A day now commemorated statewide as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day - marks the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The Treaty brought to a close the first great war of the twentieth century, wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G4N_northwood-parade-1775_Northwood-NH.html
Site of Meeting House 1781-1847Center School House1793-1996Town House1847Shoe Shop ca. 1880Moved Here - 1968First N.H. Turnpike1802
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F4B_nations-oldest-bank_Portsmouth-NH.html
[Upper Marker:]22/26 Market SquareBuilt 1803The Oldest Bank BuildingNew Hampshire Bank 1803-1842Portsmouth Savings Bank 1823-C.1950Piscataqua Bank 1842-1863Piscataqua Exchange Bank 1844-1863First National Bank of Portsmouth 1863-C.1950Portsmouth T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F0J_isles-of-shoals_Rye-NH.html
About six miles offshore, these nine rocky islands served Europeans as a fishing station before the first mainland settlements were made in 1623. Capt John Smith (1580-1631) named the group "Smiths Isles" in 1614. The codfish that "shoaled" or sch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F0I_atlantic-cable-station-and-sunken-forest_Rye-NH.html
The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest (remnants of the Ice Age) may be seen at low tide. Intermingled with these gnarled stumps is th…