| Page Views: 203 Last Visit to Portsmouth: - | Portsmouth: New Hampshire's Most Historic City by Tom_Fields - last update: Feb 25, 2006 |
This city, founded in 1623 at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, is opposite from Kittery, Maine. Portsmouth was officially incorporated in 1849. It has a long history of association with the US Navy. Although the old naval base is closed, the naval shipyard is still in business. The old naval prison still stands. In 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt negotiated the end of the Russo-Japanese War in this city. |
|  | Kittery, Maine This town lies across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth. |
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moiraistyx Mon Oct 9, 2006 22:02 UTC
I saw a wonderful adaptation of Oliver when I was in Portsmouth back in July. I forgot about the submarine, thanks for the reminder. | mikelisaanna Sun Feb 26, 2006 04:30 UTC
Thanks for the page and info on Portsmouth. The Albacore looks especially interesting. Another thing to add to our list of things to visit! |
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