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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G86_point-of-graves_Portsmouth-NH.html
This cemetery was formally established in 1671 on land given to the town by Captain John Pickering. The land was used for burials prior to this time, but because Pickering retained the right to graze his cattle here, many of the earliest graveston…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G85_point-of-graves_Portsmouth-NH.html
This burial ground has some of the finest Colonial Era gravestones in northern New England. Portsmouth residents patronized Massachusetts gravestone carvers until the early 1800s. Among the artists whose work can be found here are Bostonians Willi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G83_liberty-pole-and-bridge_Portsmouth-NH.html
Legend Records "Liberty, Property & no Stamps" on a flag flown on the first Portsmouth Liberty Pole in January 1766, in response to British attempts to tax products without American representation in Parliament, the Portsmouth Sons of Liberty retu…
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