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HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #50
Portsmouth’s oldest burying ground was established in 1671 near what is now Prescott Park. This ornate carved stone marked the graves of two sisters who died in 1695 and 1696. A year later their father was killed by Indians while walking home from church in Portsmouth. A new Blue Ribbon Committee is currently drawing attention to Portsmouth’s historic and endangered graveyards.
SUMMER/ FALL 2005: hear graveside LECTURES in Portsmouth
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From HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH
Early Photographs from the Collections of Strawbery Banke
by James L. Garvin & Susan Grigg, Peter Randall Publisher
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