All posts tagged "Portsmouth NH"
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12.8K3New HampshireThe Privateer Liverpool Packet Torments Boston: The Evil Genius of Coastal Trade
The privateers that raided shipping off the New England coast in the War of 1812 were the gladiators of their day. Wealth,...
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15.4K6MaineUSS Squalus Rescue: World Awaits News of Sailors’ Fate
In 1939, the greatest submarine rescue in history was undertaken off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H. This is the second part of...
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13.7K3Crime and ScandalThe Mysterious Death of Henry Sherburne in 1680
What records exist show that Henry Sherburne was a prosperous, early settler of Portsmouth, N.H. From a well-established family in England, he...
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13.0K4MaineThe Candlemas Massacre and the Salem Witch Trials
One week after two girls in Salem, Mass., begun having strange fits, the Candlemas Massacre wiped out the village of York in...
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41.4K6New HampshireWentworth Cheswell, the Black Man Who Rode With Revere
Wentworth Cheswell is considered New Hampshire’s first archaeologist and the first African-American elected to public office in the United States. He also...
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5.8K2New HampshireThe 1795 Trial of Samuel Livermore and John Jay
In the aftermath of the American Revolution, trade was a wild and woolly matter as the British harassed and seized American ships...
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14.3K11New HampshireRobert Rogers Writes 28 Rangers Rules
More than 250 years ago, Robert Rogers wrote 28 rangers rules for guerilla warfare that are still being used by the U.S....
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5.6KArts and Leisure6 Historic Boat Rides
Early American history is inextricably linked with maritime history, and there’s no better way to get a feel for it than to...
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50.7K20Business and Labor6 of the Oldest Houses in New England
To make a claim for the oldest houses in New England inevitably invites controversy. The region has plenty of very old houses,...
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3.4KArts and LeisureNew England Places To Visit From Central Vermont to the Tip of Cape Cod
Let history be your guide to a weekend outing this spring. The New England Historical Society every Saturday offers tips on New...
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