All posts tagged "Portsmouth NH"
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8.8K9Politics and MilitaryNewport Stamp Act Riot, Following the Pattern, Sends Loyalists Packing
Prominent Rhode Island politician Martin Howard might have thought twice about publicly supporting the Stamp Act of 1765. It was the British government’s...
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3.7KArts 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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4.4K4MassachusettsJohn 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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9.8K17Arts 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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6.4K6Arts and LeisureCelia Thaxter at 58 Realizes What ‘Fun’ Is
Celia Thaxter celebrated her 58th birthday in 1893 at her cottage on the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire...
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25.4K6Arts and LeisureSam Walter Foss Writes the Ultimate Poem for the Common Man
The beloved poem House by the Side of the Road by Sam Walter Foss is now pretty much forgotten but it was...
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