All posts tagged "Portsmouth NH"
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15.4K18New HampshireWhen Paul Revere Rode to New Hampshire
On Dec. 13, 1774, Paul Revere rode to Portsmouth, N.H., to warn the redcoats were coming. It was a much less famous...
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10.4K7Politics and MilitaryMaine Timbers Shore Up the British Navy in 1666
There was nothing like a shipment of white pine Maine timbers from the New England colonies to cheer up a British Royal...
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6.1K3Arts and Leisure‘A Most Heavenly Night’ for Celia Thaxter
When Celia Thaxter realized her marriage wasn’t working, she moved back home – to a small archipelago off the coasts of Maine...
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3.2KArts and LeisureDr. Alexander Hamilton Pokes Fun at a Rustic
Dr. Alexander Hamilton had some fun at the expense of a nosy New Englander named Jerry Jacobs who accompanied him on his trip...
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3.7K4MassachusettsJohn Sullivan: Too Busy Fighting the Revolution
When the New Hampshire Committee of Safety instructed Gen. John Sullivan to meet with a Capt. Hobb, Sullivan put him off for a week....
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9.1K17Arts and LeisureThe July 3rd Bonfire Craze of the Early 20th Century
Setting a bonfire in celebrationswas a longstanding New England tradition. In Boston, bonfires lit up Pope Night and the celebration of the...
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