All posts tagged "Portsmouth NH"
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9.1K2New HampshireThe 1795 Trial of Samuel Livermore and John Jay
In the aftermath of the American Revolution, trade was a wild and woolly matter. The British harassed and seized American ships and...
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18.8K3Connecticut6 Places That Used To Be Part of a Different State
For centuries, New England’s borders were anything but stable, and New Englanders didn’t agree on what they were. Maine was once part...
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28.0K12New 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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9.6KArts 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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65.8K20Business 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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39.1K7ConnecticutSix Revolutionary War Battlefields in New England
Revolutionary War battlefields abound in New England, where, after all, the whole thing began. The patriots fought the British in every colony...
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