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A new route to the island was created in 1821 when three bridges (now two bridges and a causeway) connected Frame Point in Portsmouth with the northwestern corner of Great Island. Previously, a bridge on the southwestern point had been the only way to reach New Castle without a boat.
The "Stone-Throwing Devil" created quite a sensation on Great Island (present-day New Castle, New Hampshire) in 1682. Hundreds of stones mysteriously rained down on George Walton's tavern, as well as onto him, his son Shadrach and others in the area over the entire summer. Yet, no one ever came forward who saw anyone throwing the stones.
Nannie Island: Rockingham: Great Bay: 0 0 New Castle Island: Rockingham: Piscataqua River: 13 4 Nine Islands: Coos: Connecticut River: 568 173 Nineacre Island: Carroll: Lake Winnipesaukee: 522 159 No Mans Island: Grafton: Connecticut River: 404 123 Oak Island: Belknap: Lake Winnipesaukee: 518 158 Otter Island: Carroll: Squam Lake: 561 171 Outer ...
Fort William and Mary was a colonial-era fortification in Great Britain's worldwide system of defenses, defended by soldiers of the Province of New Hampshire who reported directly to the royal governor. The fort, originally known as "The Castle," was situated on the island of New Castle, New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River estuary.
Fort Stark is a former military fortification in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. Located at Jerry's Point (also called Jaffrey's Point) on the southeastern tip of New Castle Island, most of the surviving fort was developed in the early 20th century, following the Spanish–American War , although there were several earlier ...
The great and ancient city of Istanbul – formerly Constantinople, formerly New Rome, formerly Byzantium – straddles two continents. The European side extends like a finger across the Bosphorus ...
Castle Island, Deer Island and Nut Island, all in Boston Harbor, have been attached to the mainland and remain islands in name only. Castle and Nut Islands now form the ends of peninsulas due to land reclamation, while Deer Island was attached to Winthrop Peninsula by the New England Hurricane of 1938.
A pair of Long Island homeowners Jacklyn Proscia, 35, and Christina Stergiopoulos, 36 are going big for Christmas — installing a 42-foot inflatable Santa Claus that’s attracted hundreds of ...