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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26N6_portsmouth-pier-wharves_Portsmouth-NH.html
The revival of Portsmouth's commerce after the American Revolution spurred the development of new roads, bridges, and wharves. In 1795, several leading merchants incorporated as the Proprietors of the Portsmouth Pier. This private company extend…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26MF_spring-hill-waterfront_Portsmouth-NH.html
The Wharves at Bow and Ceres Streets at the base of Spring Hill (as the site was called) were once bustling hubs of waterfront commerce. Built in the late eighteenth century, the waterfront wharves were most active during the Piscataqua region's s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZTV_u-s-s-squalus-ss-192_Portsmouth-NH.html
U.S.S. Squalus SS-192 May 23, 1939 Dedicated to the shipmates who lost their lives on the U.S. Squalus SS-192 off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire "Sailor rest your oar" The names of the 22 U.S. Navy submariners and 2 civilian …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZTU_u-s-s-o9-ss-70_Portsmouth-NH.html
U.S.S. O9 SS-70 June 20, 1941 Dedicated to the shipmates who lost their lives on the U.S. O9 SS-70 off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire "Sailor rest your oar" The names of the 33 U.S. Navy submariners and 2 civilian workers ab…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZTT_u-s-s-albacore-a-war-memorial_Portsmouth-NH.html
U.S.S. Albacore AGSS 569 On shore May 4, 1985 Under Secretary - Navy James F. Goodrich
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZTS_still-on-patrol-a-war-memorial_Portsmouth-NH.html
Still On Patrol U.S. Navy submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 U.S. submarines still on "patrol". We shall never forget that it was our submarines that he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZTR_horse-chestnut_Portsmouth-NH.html
Moffatt - LaddHouse & GardenThis tree was planted in 1776 when William Whipple (1730 - 1785) returned home from Philadelphia after signing The Declaration of Independence.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXJ_memorial-bridge-1923-2012-historical_Portsmouth-NH.html
Photo 1 The memorial bridge was constructed between 1920 and 1923 and demolished in 2012. It was the second bridge built across the fast and deep waters of Portsmouth Harbor. The 1923 bridge was the first vertical lift bridge constructed in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXI_john-samuel-blunt-painter-historical_Portsmouth-NH.html
Born in 1798 into a family of Portsmouth Mariners, John Samuel Blunt was apprenticed in the Boston workshop of artist John Ritto Penniman where, from age 14 to 21, he mastered the art of ornamentation. Here, he met other ambitious young artists wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXH_haven-park-historical_Portsmouth-NH.html
The land for this park was given to the city by Miss Eliza A. Haven through a bequest following her death in 1897. The last direct descendant of Dr. Samuel Haven, who stipulated in his will that the ancestral family mansion be "taken entirely…
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