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Tag Archives: Portsmouth
New Hampshire Suffragist, Club-Woman, Civic Leader, Social Service Worker: Martha Smith Kimball of Portsmouth (1870-1967)
Martha Smith Kimball was born into a wealthy Portsmouth New Hampshire family. Her father Edward Payson Kimball was a well-known banker and her mother was Martha J. Thompson. She was born 28 February 1870 in Portsmouth NH. On 12 Nov … Continue reading
Posted in Genealogy, History, Moovers And Shakers, New Hampshire Women
Tagged E.P. Kimball House, Equal, Graffort, Hampshire, House Tour, Kimball, Martha, new, New Hampshire, NH, NH Equal Suffrage, Portsmouth, preisdent, Smith, South Street, suffrage, suffragist
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Portsmouth New Hampshire Sugar Plum Maker: Stephen Delande
If Clement Clarke Moore (author of the poem, “A Visit From St. Nicholas“) had his way, we would all have “visions of sugar plums dancing” in our heads. Now I pose these questions: what are sugar plums and did anyone … Continue reading
New Hampshire Tidbits: Portsmouth’s Haven Park and Porter Statue
I’ve taken the tour many times–a relaxed horse-drawn carriage ride taken through historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and right by Haven Park with the statue of General Fitz John Porter. It is the real history that interests me more than whether … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Men, New Hampshire Women, NH Tidbits, Really Old News, Structures, Travel
Tagged Civil War, Eliza, Fitz, Fitz-John, Gen, General, Hampshire, Haven, John, Livermore, Maj, Major, marsh, military, new, NH, park, photograph, Pleasant, Porter, Portsmouth, Richard, Samuel, statue, Street
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Portsmouth NH Executive Secretary and Named Bridge Honoree: Sarah Mildred Long (1916-2004)
Three of the state’s largest bridges span the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine. The second longest bridge is the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge that connects Portsmouth NH with Kittery Maine via the U.S. Route 1 Bypass. (The longest … Continue reading
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Tagged 1, bridge, Bypass, Hampshire, Kittery, Long, Maine, Mildred, name, named, new, New Hampshire, NH, One, Piscataqua, Portsmouth, route, Sarah, secretary, SML, SML Bridge
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100 Years Ago: United States Naval Schools of WWI
Although much of my focus has been on those who served in the United States Army during WWI, there were other branches of the armed services equally involved, including the marine corps and the navy. The Sextant, a web site … Continue reading