Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire Official seal of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire.
Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire.
State New Hampshire Welcome sign in downtown Portsmouth Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire by William James Glackens (1909) Portsmouth is a town/city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in the United States.
It is the only town/city in the county, but only the fourth-largest community, with a populace of 21,233 at the 2010 census. A historic seaport and prominent summer tourist destination, Portsmouth was the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, later converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease with limited commercial air service.
Native Americans of the Abenaki and other Algonquian languages-speaking nations, and their predecessors, inhabited the territory of coastal New Hampshire for thousands of years before European contact.
Fishing, lumber and ship assembly were principal businesses of the region. Enslaved Africans were imported as workers as early as 1645 and were integral to building the city's prosperity. Portsmouth was part of the Triangle Trade, which made momentous profits from slavery.
At the town's incorporation in 1653, it was titled Portsmouth with respect to the colony's founder, John Mason.
He had been captain of the port of Portsmouth, England, in the county of Hampshire, for which New Hampshire is named.
When Queen Anne's War ended in 1712, the town was chose by Governor Joseph Dudley to host negotiations for the 1713 Treaty of Portsmouth, which temporarily ended hostilities between the Abenaki Indians and English settlements of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire. African Americans helped defend Portsmouth and New England amid the war.
In 1779, 19 slaves from Portsmouth wrote a petition to the state council and asked that it abolish slavery, in recognition of their war contributions and in keeping with the principles of the Revolution. Their petition was not answered then, but New Hampshire later ended slavery.
In 1849, Portsmouth was incorporated as a city. Once one of the nation's busiest ports and ship assembly cities, Portsmouth expressed its richness in fine architecture.
Portsmouth's heart contains stately brick Federalist stores and townhouses, assembled all-of-a-piece after devastating early 19th-century fires.
The Industrial Revolution spurred economic expansion in New Hampshire foundry towns such as Dover, Keene, Laconia, Manchester, Nashua and Rochester, where rivers provided water power for the mills.
The port of Portsmouth declined, but the town/city railwaythrough Victorian-era doldrums, a time described in the works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, especially in his 1869 novel The Story of a Bad Boy.
In the 20th century, the town/city founded a Historic District Commission, which has worked to protect much of the city's irreplaceable architectural legacy.
In 2008, Portsmouth was titled one of the "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The compact and walkable downtown on the waterfront draws tourists and artists, who each summer throng the cafes, restaurants and shops around Market Square.
Portsmouth annually jubilates the revitalization of its downtown (in particular Market Square) with Market Square Day, a celebration dating back to 1977, produced by the non-profit Pro Portsmouth, Inc.
Portsmouth ship assembly history has had a long symbiotic relationship with Kittery, Maine, athwart the Piscataqua River.
In 1781-1782, the naval hero John Paul Jones lived in Portsmouth while supervising assembly of his ship Ranger, which was assembled on close-by Badger's Island in Kittery.
It now serves as the Portsmouth Historical Society Museum.
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, established in 1800 as the first federal navy yard, is positioned on Seavey's Island in Kittery, Maine. The base is famous for being the site of the 1905 signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo-Japanese War.
Although US President Theodore Roosevelt orchestrated the peace conference that brought Russian and Japanese diplomats to Portsmouth and the Shipyard, he never came to Portsmouth, relying on the Navy and citizens of New Hampshire as the hosts.
The town/city announced assembly of a 600-space garage, the city's second downtown parking garage, to begin in April or May 2017.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 16.8 square miles (43.6 km2), of which 15.6 square miles (40.5 km2) is territory and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), or 7.21%, is water. Portsmouth is drained by Sagamore Creek and the Piscataqua River.
Route 4, New Hampshire Route 1 - A, New Hampshire Route 16, and New Hampshire Route 33.
Boston is 55 miles (89 km) to the south, Portland, Maine, is 53 miles (85 km) to the northeast, and Dover, New Hampshire, is 13 miles (21 km) to the northwest.
Portsmouth has a humid continental climate in spite of its maritime position, due to prevailing inland winds.
Climate data for Portsmouth The town/city of Portsmouth operates under a council-manager fitness of government.
Portsmouth elects a nine-member at-large City Council to serve as the city's major legislative body. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes is designated the Mayor (currently Jack Blalock), while the candidate receiving the second-highest vote total is designated the Assistant Mayor (currently James R.
While the mayor and council convene to establish municipal policy, the day-to-day operations of the town/city government are overseen by the City Manager (currently John Bohenko). Portsmouth is part of New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, presently represented by Democrat Carol Shea-Porter.
Portsmouth is part of the Executive Council's 3rd district, presently represented by Republican Russell Prescott.
In the State Senate, Portsmouth is represented by Democrat Martha Fuller Clark.
In the State House of Representatives, Portsmouth is divided among the 25th through 31st districts. Politically, Portsmouth is a center of liberal politics and stronghold for the Democratic Party.
In 2016, Portsmouth voted 67.70% for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, 62.53% for Colin Van Ostern in the gubernatorial election, 64.48% for Maggie Hassan in the senatorial election, and 62.16% for Carol Shea-Porter in the congressional election. In 2014, Portsmouth voted 70.05% for Maggie Hassan in the gubernatorial election, 67.34% for Jeanne Shaheen in the senatorial election, and 68.34% for Carol Shea-Porter in the congressional election.
In 2012, Portsmouth voted 67.56% for Barack Obama in the presidential election, 70.16% for Maggie Hassan in the gubernatorial election, and 68.50% for Carol Shea-Porter in the congressional election. In March 2014, Portsmouth became the first municipality in New Hampshire to implement protections for town/city employees from discrimination on the basis of gender identity, by a 9-0 vote of the town/city council. Historic North Church, a United Church of Christ congregation in downtown Portsmouth; the steeple is visible throughout the community.
Discover Portsmouth Center visitor center, loggia, gift shop, John Paul Jones Historic House, walking tours, short film on the history of Portsmouth; directed by the Portsmouth Historical Society.
North Church historic church, the steeple of which is visible from most of Portsmouth New Hampshire Theatre Project established in 1986, a non-profit theater organization producing intact and classical works, and offering educational programs. Portsmouth Athen um a private membership library, exhibition and art loggia open to the enhance at certain times.
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse first established in 1771, the current structure was assembled in 1878 and is open for monthly tours from May through September.
Prescott Park Arts Festival summer entertainments in Portsmouth's waterfront park. Four enhance sculptures carved by Cabot Lyford stand in the city, including "The Whale" and "My Mother the Wind," a seven-ton blank granite statue which was installed on Portsmouth's waterfront in 1975. According to the city's 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top ten employers in the town/city are: 5 City of Portsmouth 684 Community College System of New Hampshire, Great Bay Community College Portsmouth ground Granite State College Portsmouth ground and on-site locale at Great Bay Community College Southern New Hampshire University Portsmouth ground The New Hampshire Gazette See also: List of newspapers in New Hampshire in the 18th century: Portsmouth WSCA-LP Portsmouth Community Radio 106.1 FM The Seacoast United Phantoms are a soccer team based in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth has six Sister Cities and one Friendship City as designated by Sister Cities International United Kingdom Portsmouth, England, UK Main article: List of citizens from Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth Public Library (New Hampshire) The Rockingham County suburbs (not cities) of Derry (33,109), Salem (28,776), and Londonderry (24,129) had greater populations as stated to the 2010 census.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Portsmouth city, New Hampshire".
"Dozen Distinctive Destinations: Portsmouth, NH".
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"Portsmouth to begin garage assembly this spring".
"Portsmouth, New Hampshire Climate Summary".
"Portsmouth, New Hampshire Temperature Averages".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (DP-1): Portsmouth city, New Hampshire".
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Portsmouth city, New Hampshire".
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"Portsmouth City Council Unanimously Approves Gender Identity Protection".
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