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Category Archives: History
1889: When Concord New Hampshire First Feted the Bard
Shakespeare's Birthday in Concord N.H –For the first time in the history of the capital of New Hampshire the 23d … Continue reading
Posted in History, Poetry
Tagged celebration, Concord, New Hampshire, Shakespeare, William
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Colonial Surgeon’s Instruments
Medical instruments from colonial times. This photograph was taken by Janice Brown at the Whitall House in National Park, New Jersey, the scene of the “Battle of Red Bank”. See article, “New Hampshire Glossary: Chirugeon“
NH’s First Valentine
See article: New Hampshire’s First Valentine: Valentine Hill of Oyster River (c1603-c1661)
The Sea Serpent That Invaded Portsmouth New Hampshire
The desperation of the stranded whale,
When wedged 'twixt jagged rocks he writhes and rolls
In agony among the ebbing … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humor
Tagged harbor, monster, Portsmouth, sea, sea serpent, serpent, whale
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New Hampshire’s Deadly Thunder-Boomers
No one seems to be certain when the term “thunder boomer” was first used.
Cassell's dictionary of slang (Jonathon Green) … Continue reading
Posted in History, Oddities, Accidents and Crazy Weather
Tagged Amos Manser, Archie Campbell, Barnstead, Bellows, boomer, Candia, Charles E. Hodgdon, Clark, Colburn, Concord Railroad, Croydon, Daniel, Exeter, Gerrish, Hampton Falls, Hart, Hudson, Jeremiah Lane, John Farnum, John G. Moore, Joseph, kill, killed, lightning, Lunenburg, MA, Manchester, Massachusetts, Mears, meetinghouse, New Hampshire, Newmarket, NH, Peterborough, Rowell, showers, Solomon King, strike, Sutton, Swamscot House, thunder, Varrell, Walpole, weather, Willilam Carr
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