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Streets, parks, buildings and bridges named for poets and presidents, privateersmen, pastors and politicians, for farmers and merchants, sea captains and ship builders, doctors and developers ~ all immortalized on the signs we see every day. |
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 466 Streets ~ 232 Images ~ 16 Maps |
"This revolutionary reference book is manna for historians and mind candy for those who just love Portsmouth." - Dennis Robinson, SeacoastNH.com "The result is a visually pleasing paperback full of interesting tidbits of Portsmouth places and characters." - Emily Wiggin, Portsmouth Herald "Hey, what does a person have to do to get a street named after you around here?." - Darryl Cauchon, Foster's |
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The business of naming is as old as language itself. The names a town bestows on its rivers and river banks, streets, buildings and other landmarks provide a window into the soul of that town, through the history it chooses to celebrate. In 1623, the first settlers arrived in what would one day be known as Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Native Americans in those parts already had a name for the swift flowing Piscataqua River. The settlers took over from there. Delighted with the vegetation they found, they named their new home Strawbery Banke. Join Portsmouth writer, artist and amateur historian for an informative and entertaining stroll through the town's historic South End and downtown, its Victorian neighborhoods and the newer streets of the 20th century - and beyond. From the obvious - with names like Wentworth Street, Langdon Place and Lafayette Road, to the obscure, streets such as Mirona Road and Moebus Terrace, Kent Street and Bersum Lane - each has its story to tell. Meet a colorful array of Portsmouth's citizens - heroes, heroines, everyday folks and pillars of the community, even the odd scoundrel. Visitors from 'away' have made their mark too, but let there be no mistake - this is a Portsmouth story, through and through. |