Tag Archives: Hampton

The Hampton Beach Casino: 115 Years Old and Going Strong in New Hampshire

Posted on 2 October, 2014 by Janice Brown

My interest in the Hampton Beach Casino was renewed recently when I read the following article, dated 9 April 1898 from the Portsmouth Herald. “CASINO AT HAMPTON BEACH–The Exeter Street Railway Company has received and is submitting to contractors, plans … Continue reading →

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Hampton New Hampshire’s Norse Boulder, aka Thorvald’s Rock

Posted on 2 April, 2008 by Janice Brown

Somewhere near the end of a street in Hampton New Hampshire (appropriately named Viking Ave and Thorwald Ave), at Boars Head … Continue reading →

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North Hampton New Hampshire: Fuller Gardens

Posted on 11 July, 2007 by Janice Brown

In the early 1920's, construction of Fuller Gardens, a formal estate garden in the Colonial Revival style, in North Hampton … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Glossary: Garrison House

Posted on 18 June, 2007 by Janice Brown

A Garrison House was a fortified building (sometimes called a “fort”) of colonial New
Hampshire where troops were stationed, and … Continue reading →

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Concord New Hampshire Artist: Alice Ericson Cosgrove (1909-1971)

Posted on 3 April, 2007 by Janice Brown

Born Alice Ericson on 16 Feb 1909 in Concord, New Hampshire, the daughter of Finnish immigrants, her father worked as … Continue reading →

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