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New Hampshire Tidbits: Portsmouth’s Haven Park and Porter Statue

Posted on 15 November, 2018 by Janice Brown

I’ve taken the tour many times–a relaxed horse-drawn carriage ride taken through historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and right by Haven Park with the statue of General Fitz John Porter.  It is the real history that interests me more than whether … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Cranberry Bogs and Meadows

Posted on 27 November, 2014 by Janice Brown

When I hear the word cranberry, I most often things of masses of bobbing, minute fruit in Massachusetts or New Jersey bogs, although I know it grows in other states too. It was not until recently that I discovered that … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Cog Railway

Posted on 9 July, 2007 by Janice Brown

The Mountain Washington Cog Railway is unique–it is the first cog railway built in the world, and it has the … Continue reading →

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