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Portsmouth
is a city in Rockingham County, New
Hampshire in the United States. It is
the largest city but only the fourth-largest
community in the county, with a population
of 21,233 at the 2010 census. A historic
seaport and popular summer tourist destination,
Portsmouth is served by Portsmouth International
Airport at Pease, formerly the Strategic
Air Command's Pease Air Force Base. |
With
the protection of a Historic District
Commission, much of the city's irreplaceable
architectural legacy survives. It draws
tourists and artists, who each summer
throng the cafes, restaurants and shops
around Market Square. In 2008, Portsmouth
was named one of the "Dozen Distinctive
Destinations" by the National Trust
for Historic Preservation.
Portsmouth shipbuilding history has
had a long symbiotic relationship with
Kittery, Maine, across the Piscataqua
River. Naval hero John Paul Jones boarded
at the Captain Gregory Purcell house,
which now bears Jones's name and serves
as the Portsmouth Historical Society
Museum. During that time, Jones's ship
Ranger was built on nearby Badger's
Island in Kittery. The Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard, established in 1800 as the
first federal navy yard, is located
on Seavey's Island in Kittery. President
Theodore Roosevelt arranged for the
base to host negotiations leading to
the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth, ending
the Russo-Japanese War. (some
parts courtesy Wikipedia) |
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