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Maritime History

Save the Seal, Keep the Ship

by J. Dennis Robinson

NH Legislators should study up before trashing Seacoast history

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Horrific Boon Island Tragedy Has Portsmouth Connection

by J. Dennis Robinson

A terrible wreck, stranded at sea, a legal scandal, and, oh yes, cannibalism

Read moreHorrific Boon Island Tragedy Has Portsmouth Connection

The Poem That Saved Old Ironsides

by J. Dennis Robinson

Oliver Wendell Holmes was only 21 when his little verse went viral

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Famous Fake Bonhomme Flag Unfurled

by Vintage Pics

Even Abraham Lincoln was fooled

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A Brief Guide to Sea Serpents

by J. Dennis Robinson

They seem to show up during tourist season

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Uncle Oscar Rides the Waves Again

by J. Dennis Robinson

Like mother, like son

Read moreUncle Oscar Rides the Waves Again

Lost at Sea

by J. Dennis Robinson

“O hear us when we cry to Thee for those in peril on the sea.”

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Aboard a Fishing Smack to Portsmouth in 1911

by J. Dennis Robinson

Unpublished memoir reveals harsh and bawdy lifestyle

Read moreAboard a Fishing Smack to Portsmouth in 1911

John Paul Jones, the Ranger, and an Unhappy Piscataqua Crew

by J. Dennis Robinson

Jones brought down HMS Drake, but his real enemy was his crew

Read moreJohn Paul Jones, the Ranger, and an Unhappy Piscataqua Crew

Copycat Portsmouth Tea Party Narrowly Avoided

by J. Dennis Robinson

Cooler heads prevailed in Portsmouth, NH in response to shiploads of tea

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Around New Castle Island in 80 Minutes

by J. Dennis Robinson

To understand the founding of NH rerquires seeing New Castle as an island

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HMS America Built Here in 1749

by J. Dennis Robinson

Oldest known model of a British ship built in America

Read moreHMS America Built Here in 1749
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