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Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Also known as Strawbery Banke

Portsmouth is a port city in New Hampshire, United States, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. Settled around 1630 as Strawbery Banke, it took its present name in 1653 and was the colonial capital of New Hampshire. It prospered from timber, shipbuilding and trade, and the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War was negotiated there in 1905.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Mentioned in 1 state history

Province of New Hampshire

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/portsmouth-new-hampshire
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