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Kearsarge Pumper Fought the Great Boston Fire of 1872

by J. Dennis Robinson

Back in Portsmouth after 100 years and searching for a permanent home.

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A Deadly Train Wreck in 1909

by Vintage Pics

Fireman Edward Harnden of the switching engine was killed instantly

Read moreA Deadly Train Wreck in 1909

Seacoast Rejects Aristotle Onassis Oil Refinery in 1974

by J. Dennis Robinson

The three women who defeated the richest man in the world

Read moreSeacoast Rejects Aristotle Onassis Oil Refinery in 1974

Peace and Thanksgiving, then Flames in 1963

by Vintage Pics

A building best remembered for its role in the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth

Read morePeace and Thanksgiving, then Flames in 1963

Seeking the Smuttynose Shipwrecked Spanish Sailors

by J. Dennis Robinson

14 bodies, silver bars, and a shipwreck? So far, no evidence.

Read moreSeeking the Smuttynose Shipwrecked Spanish Sailors

Navy Probes USS Thresher Tragedy in 1965

by Vintage Pics

Controversy continues in the wake of the 1963 submarine tragedy

Read moreNavy Probes USS Thresher Tragedy in 1965

Sarah Haven Foster Struck by Trolley in 1900

by J. Dennis Robinson

The grandmother of Portsmouth heritage tourism died at the dawn of the 20th century

Read moreSarah Haven Foster Struck by Trolley in 1900

Moving the 1789 Fire Society Trunk

by J. Dennis Robinson

The artifacts of an ancient society moved unnoticed through the streets in 2012

Read moreMoving the 1789 Fire Society Trunk

When a Building You Love Dies

by J. Dennis Robinson

State Street fire sparks memories

Read moreWhen a Building You Love Dies

Tanker Crashes at Pease AFB in 1964

by Vintage Pics

The plane took off at 2:26 pm at a speed of 130 mph and rose only a few hundred feet

Read moreTanker Crashes at Pease AFB in 1964

Readers React to Rickover Report

by Vintage Pics

The ghost of Admiral Rickover still radiates here amid the fallout of the USS Thresher disaster.

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