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New Hamphire Tidbits: Miscellany of the Isles of Shoals
From the Isles of Shoals Correspondence of the Boston Journal; “Oceanic,” Isles of Shoals, July 26, 1876 Returning to these wild rocks for the seventeenth year, I find that they have won a new place in the public consideration, and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Miscellaneous, NH Tidbits, Travel
Tagged accident, Appledore, boat, capsize, Celia Thaxter, drown, drowned, golf, golfing, golfist, hotel, island, islands, Isle, Isles, Isles of Shoals, John Smith, miscellany, New Hampshire, NH, Oceanic, poem, poet, Portsmouth, Rock Weeds, ship, Shoals, Thaxter, tragedy
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Ho, The Klondike: Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Failed Quest for Gold in 1898
Between the years 1896 and 1899 an estimated 100,000 prospectors headed to Alaska following a gold discovery there. Some Portsmouth New Hampshire men were part of that stampede of prospectors hoping to return home wealthy. Only an estimated 4,000 of … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Men, Travel
Tagged Concord, expedition, Gold, gold rush, Hawaii, Klondike, man, men, New Hampshire, NH, nugget, Portsmouth, prospector, San Francisco, schooner, Yukon
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NH Current Events: A Celebration of Nature, Art & Heritage – September 23, 2014
It is not often that a single event celebrates New Hampshire’s nature, art and heritage all at the same time. The need is great. Although we think of Tropical Storm Irene of 2011’s damage being past, is it not in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Travel
Tagged 2014, Alice Fogel, Alice Ogden, art history, art trail, arts, Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire, Bretton Woods, Brian Chu, crafts, craftspeople, culture, demonstration, famous, footprint, Friends of Tuckerman Ravine, heritage, history-and-art tour, hotel, Jeff Warner, John Anderson, Mt. Washington Resort, National Forest Foundation, New Hampshire, NH, Omni, photography, preservation, Rebecca Rule, September, special event, tours, white mountains
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New Hampshire’s Post Road and Post Office History
Today much of our communication is transmitted electronically. It was only a few decades ago that all of our correspondence, documents, and bills were delivered by human hand to our doorsteps. In colonial America, post roads influenced what people knew … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged master, New Hampshire, NH, office, Post, post road, postal, postmaster, road
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Concord New Hampshire’s State House – Celebrating 195 Years
Prior to the American Revolution, Portsmouth was the undoubted “capital” of New Hampshire. In 1778 New Hampshire's first Constitutional Convention … Continue reading
Posted in History, N.H. Historical Markers, Structures, Travel
Tagged building, Concord, Daniel Webster, Exeter, Franklin Pierce, General, house, John Hale, John Stark, Law Enforcement Memorial, legislature, Liberty Bell replica, New Hampshire, NH, orator, Plumer, President, state, statehouse, statue, statues, Stuart J. Park, William
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