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Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail
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Written by Various Authors
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A SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR
Portsmouth is taking back its African American heritage, ignored for centuries
in written history. This tour is now a local source of pride a model for other
New England seaports. Based on the research of historian Valerie Cunningham, the
entire tour is available online exclusively on SeacoastNH.com.
See all stops on the trail
STOPS ALONG THE PBHT
Scroll way down for more info and a handy clickable map
- The Wharf -- Prescott Park
- Stoodley's Tavern -- Hancock Street
- Sherburne House -- Strawbery Banke Museum
- William Pitt Tavern -- Court Street
- Site of New Hampshire Gazette Printing Office
- Macphraedris - Warner House
- St. John's Church -- Chapel St
- North Church -- Market Square
- Site of Town Pump and Stocks
- Site of Negro Burial Ground
- Moffatt-Ladd House
- Site of the Whipple Home
- Samuel Penhallow House
- Langdon House
- Waterfront -- Ceres Street
- Site of the Temple
- South Church
- South Ward Room
- People's Baptist Church
- 14-16 Market Street
- Navy Yard
- Rosary's Beauty Shop
- Rockingham House
- St. John's Parish Hall
Why Black History?
Portsmouth, New Hampshire has been home to Africans and African-Americans for
more than 350 years. This Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail guide takes the reader to a selection
of sites where Portsmouth's black residents lived, worked, prayed and celebrated.
It tells stories omitted from three centuries of white historical narrative.
Upon examination we find that against the odds of early enslavement and subsequent
marginalization, Africans and their descendants built communities and families, founded institutions,
and served their town, state and nation in many capacities.
Black culture informed and transformed American Popular culture. The black presence
made other Americans describe themselves as white. The black civil rights movement remains
a model for other marginalized Americans and an inspiration to the world. In brief,
black history is American history-black history is everyone's history.
Handy Clickable PBHT Map
Exclusively from SecaostNH.com
Early maps courtesty of
YESTERDAY & TODAY
Black Heritage Map and information Copyright © 2001 PBHT. All rights reserved. Web site design, added info & images Copyright © 2001 SeacoastNH.com
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