Driving around Portsmouth, NH at the end of last month we followed signs to Fort Constitution.
We parked in the designated parking spots, read this sign and
followed the blue line.
The fort is still government property and is on a Coast Guard base.
The fort dates back to pre-Revolutionary War times when it was called "The Castle" then Fort William and Mary.
It was captured by Patriots during the war, then taken back by British forces.
In 1808 it was renamed Fort Constitution.
We felt like we'd been here before because it resembles Fort George in Scotland but on a smaller scale.
It lies at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. Maine is across the river.
This lighthouse has been in use since 1878.
New Hampshire is the Granite State and that's not just because of the mountains.
The fort was used through World War II.
In fact where we parked was in front of these fortifications, left over from that war.
Read more on Wikipedia here
8 comments:
You can't miss that blue line. An interesting place to visit. I always travel with Gadventures. It is a Canadian company and it suits my kind of travel. Have a look on their website, they do some excellent trips.
...wonderful sights, I love the lighthouse.
Pretty shots.
Enjoyed the walk with you today :)
Diana
What a neat fort --and in such good and clean shape. Love the lighthouse. My hubby LOVES old forts and we have seen quite a few through the years on our travels.... SO interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy
A great slice of history. Nice scenery too.
That looks like an interesting day spent. Is that river name pronounced Pis-CAT-uh-qwah ? I always need to know pronunciation. In Lancaster County, PA there's a creek, Pecquea. We were pronouncing it Peh-QWEE-uh until one day we heard a native say PECK-way.
Marcia, thanks for the mini-vacation this morning! I've never been to New Hampshire but would love to visit there someday.
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