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Maritime History

Repairing Sir Peter Warren

by J. Dennis Robinson

Who was that man in the giant portrait at the Portsmouth Athenaeum?

Read moreRepairing Sir Peter Warren

Five Reasons to Skate at Puddle Dock

by J. Dennis Robinson

It was as if it had always belonged there

Read moreFive Reasons to Skate at Puddle Dock

Submerged: Making the USS Squalus Movie

by J. Dennis Robinson

An interview with director Stacey Keach about his close-to-history drama

Read moreSubmerged: Making the USS Squalus Movie

The Ballad of the Squalus

by Guest Author

From seacoast singer-songwriter John Perrault

Read moreThe Ballad of the Squalus

The Day the River Exploded

by J. Dennis Robinson

Even John Paul Jones would be pleased, one newspaper reported.

Read moreThe Day the River Exploded

What Does “Piscataqua” Mean?

by J. Dennis Robinson

The Oxford English Dictionary is the wrong place to look

Read moreWhat Does “Piscataqua” Mean?

Our John Paul Jones 1959 Movie Summary

by J. Dennis Robinson

He got one film long ago played by an unlikely tall romantic lead

Read moreOur John Paul Jones 1959 Movie Summary

Heavenly Days at the Hellish Portsmouth Naval Prison

by J. Dennis Robinson

Rod Watterson's "Whips to Walls" explored Portsmouth Naval Prison History

Read moreHeavenly Days at the Hellish Portsmouth Naval Prison

More Rare Images: “Old Ironsides” in Portsmouth Harbor

by Vintage Pics

For roughly 18 years, "Motel Ironsides" was a popular Piscataqua tourist attraction.

Read moreMore Rare Images: “Old Ironsides” in Portsmouth Harbor

Rower Retraces Smuttynose Murder Route

by J. Dennis Robinson

Recreating proves Wagner had time to kill in 1873 murders

Read moreRower Retraces Smuttynose Murder Route

Why John Smith Never Came Back to New England

by J. Dennis Robinson

If three times you don't succeed -- give up and write another book

Read moreWhy John Smith Never Came Back to New England

Mr. Smith Meets Mr. Jones

by J. Dennis Robinson

It was a historic moment, but the dream is still a dream

Read moreMr. Smith Meets Mr. Jones
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