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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LT6_us-route-1-bypass-of-portsmouth-nh-1940_Portsmouth-NH.html
The Bypass was part of a major New Deal project to move U.S. Route 1 traffic away from the congested streets of downtown Portsmouth. The Bypass created a second Piscataqua River crossing into Maine via the Interstate (Sarah M. Long) Bridge. The hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LSX_soldiers-and-sailors-monument_Portsmouth-NH.html
(north face) Gettysburg In honor of the men of Portsmouth who gave their services on the land and on the sea in the war which preserved the Union of the States this monument is erected by grateful citizens. 1888. (east face) Fre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LRL_fort-william-and-mary-commeration_New-Castle-NH.html
In commemoration of the first victory of the American Revolution the capture on this site of Fort William and Mary 14-15 December 1774 In Admiration of the gallantry of Capt. John Langdon and Maj. John Sullivan Leaders of the assaults In memory …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LRK_william-and-mary-raids_New-Castle-NH.html
December 14-15, 1774, several hundred men overpowered the small British garrison at Castle William & Mary, now Fort Constitution, New Castle, and removed quantities of military supplies. These raids, set off by Paul Revere's ride to Portsmou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H4H_lafayettes-tour_Northwood-NH.html
Upon invitation of President Monroe, issued at the request of the Congress, Marquis de LaFayette, Revolutionary War hero, revisited the United States for a goodwill tour which included an extensive visit to New Hampshire towns. He passed this spot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H4G_first-new-hampshire-turnpike_Northwood-NH.html
Extending 36 miles from Piscataqua Bridge in Durham to the Merrimack River in East Concord, this highway was originally a toll road. The first of more than 80 New Hampshire turnpikes built by private corporations in the nineteenth century, this wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GP6_salisbury_Seabrook-NH.html
Early name Colchester settled in 1638. Name changed to Salisbury in 1640 in compliment to is Puritan clergyman William Worcester of Salisbury, England
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…
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