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Odiorne Point is the site of one of the Sunken Forests of New Hampshire. [7] The point got its name from the Odiorne family, who settled on the land in the mid-1660s. [ 8 ] The park is the site of the former Pannaway Plantation , the location of the first European settlement in New Hampshire, and is commemorated by a memorial in the park.
Pannaway is an Abenaki word likely to mean "place where the water spreads out". When John Mason was granted a colony to start in British America, he was granted the land from south on up to where the Piscataqua River flows into the Atlantic Ocean, while Ferdinando Gorges claimed the land north of the river, in what is now Maine.
Near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, this sunken forest is referred to as the "Drowned Forest". The roots of different coniferous trees (including white pine and hemlock) are visible at most low tides. Core samples taken from the roots indicate that the trees are about 3,500 to 4,000 years old.
Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue saved a female gray seal weanling on Wednesday at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The seal was stuck in the rocks of a jetty. Rescuers believe she may ...
The incident occurred near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire, it said. Video shows the whale breaching the water and striking the rear of the boat. At least one of the boaters is seen ...
David Thompson first settled at Odiorne's Point in Rye (near Portsmouth) with a group of craftsmen and fishermen from England [8] in 1623, just three years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. The settlers built a fort, manor house, and other buildings, some for fish processing, on Flake Hill at the mouth of the Piscataqua River , naming the ...
The first settlement in New Hampshire, originally named Pannaway Plantation, was established in 1623 at Odiorne's Point [3] by a group of fishermen led by David Thompson. The settlement was abandoned in favor of Strawbery Banke, which became Portsmouth. The first settler in present-day Rye was probably William Berry. [4]
Name [4] County Town Size Estab-lished Image Bear's Den Natural Area Cheshire: Gilsum: 95 acres (38 ha) [6] [7] Binney Pond Natural Area Hillsborough: New Ipswich