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Odiorne’s Point

ODIORNE'S POINT  Here, in the spring of 1623, was  established New Hampshire's first  settlement, Pannaway Plantation.  David Thompson and other hardy  fishermen came from England to  colonize and...

ODIORNE'S POINT  Here, in the spring of 1623, was  established New Hampshire's first  settlement, Pannaway Plantation.  David Thompson and other hardy  fishermen came from England to  colonize and...

  • flake hill
  • first white child
  • drying fish

275. Sanders Point 1623

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

    Black Yankees and The Sea

    PORTSMOUTH Black Heritage Trail Black Yankees and The Sea People of African-origin or descent have been part of Portsmouth since at least 1645. This waterfront was an entry port for enslaved...

    PORTSMOUTH Black Heritage Trail Black Yankees and The Sea People of African-origin or descent have been part of Portsmouth since at least 1645. This waterfront was an entry port for enslaved...

      326. Black Heritage Trail Prescott Park

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

        Portsmouth Memorial Park

        PORTSMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED NOVEMBER 2013 DISPLAYED AT THE CENTER OF THIS MEMORIAL, ARE THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ABUTMENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT YEARS....

        PORTSMOUTH MEMORIAL PARK DEDICATED NOVEMBER 2013 DISPLAYED AT THE CENTER OF THIS MEMORIAL, ARE THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ABUTMENTS THAT SUPPORTED THE MEMORIAL BRIDGE FOR EIGHTY-EIGHT...

          Portsmouth

          The Black Whipple Family Prince and Cuffee Whipple, possibly brothers or cousins, had been owned by the white Whipples. The men were given lifelong use of this plot of land after their...

          The Black Whipple Family Prince and Cuffee Whipple, possibly brothers or cousins, had been owned by the white Whipples. The men were given lifelong use of this plot of land after...

            Obadiah Morse & Elizabeth Rawlins

            Submitted by Ben Becker.

            Submitted by Ben Becker.

            • 1670

            18 Congress

            18 CONGRESS On this site were leased lots provided by the North Church Parish dating from 1709. One such parcel was the home of Hunking Wentworth, Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety and...

            18 CONGRESS On this site were leased lots provided by the North Church Parish dating from 1709. One such parcel was the home of Hunking Wentworth, Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety...

            • hunking
            • hunking wentworth

            Summerwind Jewlers

            Submitted by Ben Becker.

            Submitted by Ben Becker.

              Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail: Negro Pews

                Negro Pews

                  Black Mariners

                  Submitted by Ben Becker

                  Submitted by Ben Becker

                    Prince Whipple and Windsor Moffatt

                      The Black Whipple Family

                        Henry Sherburne House

                        Submitted by Ben Becker

                        Submitted by Ben Becker

                          186. Province of Maine John Paul Jones Memorial Park

                          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

                          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

                            The North End: Deer Street

                            Submitted by Ben Becker

                            Submitted by Ben Becker

                              Sarah Long Bridge Previously Known as the Maine-New Hampshire Bridge

                              Submitted by @bthubbard.

                              Submitted by @bthubbard.

                                296. Still on Patrol

                                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

                                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

                                  Captain John Locke

                                  CAPTAIN JOHN LOCKE  SETTLED HERE ON LOCKE'S NECK ABOUT 1640 KILLED BY THE INDIANS NEAR THIS SPOT AUGUST 26, 1696 ERECTED BY THE LOCKE FAMILY ASSOCIATION 1934

                                  CAPTAIN JOHN LOCKE  SETTLED HERE ON LOCKE'S NECK ABOUT 1640 KILLED BY THE INDIANS NEAR THIS SPOT AUGUST 26, 1696 ERECTED BY THE LOCKE FAMILY ASSOCIATION 1934