This is the newly opened Sarah Mildred Long Bridge in Portsmouth, NH reflected in the north mill pond. The new bridge replaces one built in 1940. Portsmouth has 3 bridges across the Piscataqua River and harbor; the I-95 or High Bridge, this one, and the Memorial Bridge downtown. The Sarah Long bridge is locally know […]
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Saint John’s Church, Chapel Street, Portsmouth NH
The Saint John’s Church on Chapel Street in downtown Portsmouth, NH was originally named “Queen’s Chapel” after King George II’s wife, Queen Caroline when it was built in 1732. The name was changed in 1791 after the American Revolution. President George Washington attended services at the church in 1789. On Christmas Eve in 1806 a […]