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Declaration Copy Discovered in Exeter Attic

by Guest Author

Written on request for SeacoastHistory.com By the American Independence Museum On the night of July 4 (into the wee hours of July 5th) a1776 Philadelphia printer, John Dunlap, printed approximately 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence. The broadside copies were couriered by horseback to …

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Kittery’s Little Red Schoolhouse on Life Support

by J. Dennis Robinson

Move it, sell it, restore it, or lose it.

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Which Bartlett is Bartlett Street?

by J. Dennis Robinson

Research is all about WHO you know and WhAT they know

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Governor John Wentworth Lost Three Mansions

by J. Dennis Robinson

He was driven from homes in Portsmouth and Wolfeboro, NH and Halifax Nova Scotia

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Red Lights on Water Street

by J. Dennis Robinson

It is a familiar chapter in cities across the nation at the dawn of the 20th century

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Daniel Fowle Prints First NH Newspaper

by Guest Author

Still standing in one form or another since 1756, The NH Gazette

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President Grant Zips THrough Town

by Ray Brighton

Portsmouth's fourth presidential visit was in 1871 says author Ray Brighton

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Thomas Morton Abandoned at Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

The last thing the Pilgrims wanted in America was religious freedom

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Thank You, Joe Sawtelle

by J. Dennis Robinson

Joe believed half of every dollar earned should be given back to the community

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FW Hartford Founded Portsmouth Herald

by Guest Author

His influence on the city is hard to underestimate. Feature by John Tabor.

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A Warning to All Others: First Women Executed in NH

by Guest Author

Guest historian Christopher Benedetto examines the executions of December 27, 1739.

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The Candidates at the Fair

by Guest Author

Sam Walter Foss tackles local politicans again

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