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Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. [2] A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
Portsmouth is located at the northern end of New Hampshire's short seacoast, and is bounded on the north by the Piscataqua River and on the east by the island community of New Castle. Its downtown area is roughly bounded on the north and south by mill ponds, and is where the town was first settled in 1630.
Strawbery Banke is an outdoor history museum located in the South End historic district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth.
New Hampshire was first settled by Europeans at Odiorne's Point in Rye (near Portsmouth) by a group of fishermen from England, under David Thompson [3] in 1623, three years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Early historians believed the first native-born New Hampshirite, John Thompson, was born there.
Pannaway Plantation was the first European settlement in what is now currently the state of New Hampshire. By 1630, the plantation was abandoned, and the settlers moved to Strawbery Banke in what is now Portsmouth. [1] Pannaway Plantation was settled on land that is now in Odiorne Point State Park in the town of Rye.
An aerial view of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from the 1930s. The photo is taken from the Maine side—land visible at the top-right of the photo is in New Hampshire. Seavey's Island lies in the northern side of the Piscataqua River, between the town of Kittery, Maine, and the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The island was originally five ...
1653 – Portsmouth in New Hampshire is incorporated. 1687 – The modern King James's Gate is built. Late 17th century – The Hot Walls are built as a line of defense in Old Portsmouth. They're then reconstructed between 1847 and 1850 using Flemish bond brickwork.
75-plus vendors from across New England will participate in the festival Sunday, Aug. 18, from noon-5 p.m. at Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth.