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The Portsmouth Telegraph then went through 3 rapid name changes, before settling on the Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle. [18] In 1850, the Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette (often known simply as the Portsmouth Times) began publication.
During the 14th century, Portsmouth was subject to attacks in 1338, 1369, 1377 and 1380. [3] Evidence suggests that simple earthworks were constructed and reconstructed around the settlement in response. [4] The first structure built to defend Portsmouth proper was a wooden version of the Round Tower constructed between 1418 and 1426. [5]
May 30, 1974 (Lehigh Hill and both sides of RI 24 between Medley and Dexter Sts.: Portsmouth: Successful defense against British in 1778. Only Revolutionary War battle in which a segregated African-American unit fought (support logistics, 2 killed).
Portsmouth's history can be traced to Roman times and has been a significant Royal Navy dockyard and base for centuries. Portsmouth was founded c. 1180 by Anglo-Norman merchant Jean de Gisors in the south-west area of Portsea Island, a location now known as Old Portsmouth. [7]
Location of Portsmouth in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Portsmouth, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
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.
The Portsmouth Downtown Historic District encompasses the historic urban core of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.With a history dating to the 17th century, Portsmouth was New Hampshire's principal seaport and the center of its economy for many decades, and the architecture of its urban center is reflective of nearly four centuries of history.
The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Now a historic house museum and a National Historic Landmark, it is where American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, resided from 1781 to 1782 when it was operated as a boarding house.