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The History of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in a Bottle

by J. Dennis Robinson

From sails to atoms is Portsmouth Shipyard motto

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Breaking Barriers, Serving America

by Vintage Pics

From the Doris Moore Collection, a NH black pioneer

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Reviving the 1774 Portsmouth Powder Alarm Again

by J. Dennis Robinson

Every decade or two, it's time to raid the fort and remember what it meant

Read moreReviving the 1774 Portsmouth Powder Alarm Again

Nazi Sub Souvenir Surfaces on eBay

by Vintage Pics

Astute readers will note that this true story found its way into the novel POINT OF GRAVES

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Nazi U-Boats Surrender at Portsmouth

by Guest Author

Day to day coverage from WHEB's Charlie Gray in 1945

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The Short Life of Old Portsmouth Armory

by Guest Author

Coastal defenses historian Peter Payette details the life of Portsmouth armory (1916-2005)

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The 1892 Siege of Cedar Island

by J. Dennis Robinson

Shoaler news ripped from the pages of the Boston Globe

Read moreThe 1892 Siege of Cedar Island

Repairing Sir Peter Warren

by J. Dennis Robinson

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

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Unloved President Franklin Pierce Had Seacoast Connections

by J. Dennis Robinson

NH's only US president was a complex character in a complex time

Read moreUnloved President Franklin Pierce Had Seacoast Connections

Captain Hull of Old Ironsides Jumpstarts Portsmouth Shipyard

by J. Dennis Robinson

From battle to a desk job, Isaac Hull changed the War of 1812

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Historian Survives the Battle of San Diego Bay

by J. Dennis Robinson

Privateer Lynx and the Californian lock horns in mock combat

Read moreHistorian Survives the Battle of San Diego Bay

Daguerreotype Reveals Face of Revolutionary War Soldier

by J. Dennis Robinson

Portsmouth vet of Valley Forge lived into the photographic age

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