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Smuttynose Graphic Novel Part 3
SMUTTYNOSE MURDERS Illustrator Bob Oxman continues his quest to turn the historic Smuttynose Island homicides into a graphic novel. We just received part three in the indepently published series and, as Rod Serling said, it is submitted for your...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/smuttynose-graphic-novel-part-3/
When the Caswells Ruled Gosport
ISLES OF SHOALS HISTORY On Star Island the Caswells dominated the harsh fishing village in the 19 th century. Hardworking and hard-drinking they scraped out a living on the Isles of Shoals for generations. Then in 1873 the Caswells – and all the...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/when-the-caswells-ruled-gosport/
Mystery of the Spanish Sailors Graves
ISLES OF SHOALS Is anyone buried in the thin Smuttynose soil or is it just a tale told by poets? Shoals history records an incident in a snowstorm on January 14, 1813. Whatever happened to the 14 Spanish sailors, they live today in two poems by local...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/mystery-of-the-spanish-sailors-graves/
The Beebe Babies Tragic Tale
ISLES OF SHOALS Life was harsh at the Isles of Shoals, but the Beebe girls were fine until their sister Mitty went to school on the mainland. Then all hell broke loose. The girls are buried on Star Island, but their family has long long ago moved on.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-beebe-babies-tragic-tale/
The Siege of Cedar Island 1896
ISLES OF SHOALS In 1896 Moses Stevens of Newburyport and a group of armed men stormed the island of Cedar at the Isles of Shoals. Their job was to lay siege to the tiny rock and kick off Clarence Caswell whose family had lived there since the...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-siege-of-cedar-island-1896/
Flooding, Drafting & Brigham's Big Organ (1863)
Saturday, August 29, 1863 The date of the next global deluge is scientifically determined, Brigham Young’s monstrous organ is described in detail, callous behavior in Calais, skedaddling conscripts, and a "strictly sexual" camp-meeting.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/flooding-drafting-a-brighams-big-organ-1863/
No More War Redux
PEACE WITHOUT TYPOS You never know where a SeacoastNH.com article will suddenly reappear. A piece we published two years ago has been reprinted this week by an anti-war newsletter from California. The group calls itself the Association for the...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/no-more-war-redux/
Smuttynose Murders
THE HISTORY BEHIND "WEIGHT OF WATER" We cannot shake this murder from our sleep. In March 1873 three Norwegian women were attacked in the dead of night on Smuttynose Island. Two died. One survived to condemn a local fisherman. Read the historic facts...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/smuttynose-murders/
Portsmouth & Coastal NH: A Photographic Portrait
SEACOAST BOOKS A colorful photo portrait of our beautiful region created in cooperation with Twin Lights Publishing and written by SeacoastNH.com editor J. Dennis Robinson. If you're looking for a gift book that has it all -- this is the one.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/portsmouth-a-coastal-nh-a-photographic-portrait/
The Industrial Era
GEARING UP The seeds of our material world were sewn here. In a century New England turned from rural farms to machinery-driven factories. The Seacoast fell on hard times, then revived under the thumb of its first "robber baron". Like young fiddler...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/Timeline/Industrial/
The Revolutionary Era
IT HAPPENED HERE TOO The heart of the Revolution beat strongly in Seacoast New Hampshire. Four months before Lexington and Concord, Portsmouth had thrown off its British governor. George Washington's secretary Tobias Lear was a local boy. His father...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/Timeline/Revolution/
Smuttynose Murders
THE HISTORY BEHIND "WEIGHT OF WATER" We cannot shake this murder from our sleep. In March 1873 three Norwegian women were attacked in the dead of night on Smuttynose Island. Two died. One survived to condemn a local fisherman. Read the historic facts...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/Places-and-Events/Smuttynose-Murders/
The Shipyard
PISCATAQUA SHIPS Skilled boatbuilders were producing fine wooden ships from the dense local forests by the late 1600s. The Raleigh, first of the ships in the Contientnal Navy was built here before the Revolution. Shipyards flourished all along the...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/Maritime-History/The-Shipyard/
Franklin Pierce at the Seacoast
PRESIDENTS IN PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire’s only successful Presidential candidate was among the most unpopular in the nation’s history. But he found Portsmouth a friendly and safe harbor. Pierce had served here as a young lawyer and returned toward the...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/franklin-pierce-at-the-seacoast/
James Monroe Visits Portsmouth
NH HISTORY July 12 –15, 1817 It was all pomp and little substance when the fifth president of the United States made his way to Portsmouth in 1817. The second war with Britian was finally over and an era of good feeling but poor economy was upon the...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/james-monroe-visits-portsmouth/
The Isles of Shoals
TEN MILES OUT These nine rocky islands are divided along the border of New Hampshire and Maine. The Isles were a key destination for European fisherman before the Pilgrims landed. Today they are surrounded in misty legends made famous by island poet...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-isles-of-shoals/
Kidnapped to a Portsmouth Brothel
RED LIGHTS ON WATER STREET For decades Portsmouth’s whispered secret was an evolving red light district on the waterfront. Famous worldwide, locals talked about it in whispers. But in 1912 a 14-year old girl briefly told reporters about her abduction...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/kidnapped-to-a-portsmouth-brothel/
The Shipyard
PISCATAQUA SHIPS Skilled boatbuilders were producing fine wooden ships from the dense local forests by the late 1600s. The Raleigh, first of the ships in the Contientnal Navy was built here before the Revolution. Shipyards flourished all along the...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/the-shipyard/
A Short History of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
THE FIRST 200+ YEARS Always beleaguered, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is again battling to steer clear of the federal base closure list. While its days may be numbered, its history is assured. One of the longest surviving shipyards in America, PNY has...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/a-short-history-of-portsmouth-naval-shipyard/
An Old Town by the Sea 7
PERSONAL REMINISCENCES It was the train, Aldirch contends in his final chapter, that killed the unique character of Portsmouth. What made the town special was its connection to the world by sea, that was, for a time shut off. Between then and the time...
http://www.seacoastnh.com/an-old-town-by-the-sea-7/

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