The First Perilous Voyage of Privateer Lynx
The 80-ton, $3 million ship inched toward the Goose River Bridge, which had collapsed in 1946
Top 10 Seacoast Natural Disasters
Hard weather, pestilence, earthquake, lightning, fire, and more
Portsmouth Tries, Fails at Whaling
Unique research from "Heavy Weather and Hard Luck" by Kenneth Martin
1886 Ice Storm Photos Frozen in Time
Victorians didn't miss electricity or wi-fi but worried about the symmetry of damaged shade trees
The Day History Died
Hundreds of souls lost in minutes as vandals destroy Civil War glass negatives
The Miracle of Three Christmas Fires
1802, 1806, and 1813 saw the city swallowed in flame
Horrific Boon Island Tragedy Has Portsmouth Connection
A terrible wreck, stranded at sea, a legal scandal, and, oh yes, cannibalism
FB-111A Jet Bomber Crashes at Portsmouth in 1981
"The good Lord was nice to us," a resident reported when no one was killed.
Puddle Dock: A Neighborhood Lost
We live in the shadow and sunshine of the past
The Brief Life of the First Fated Oceanic Hotel
John Poor destroyed the town of Gosport to build a luxury hotel that burned
Teen Arsonist Hanged for Starting Newburyport Blaze
Two towns, five fires, hundreds of buildings, one casualty