The Placenames of Portsmouth

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. Wander the streets of Portsmouth, NH, named for poets and presidents, privateersmen, pastors and politicians, for farmers and merchants, sea captains and ship builders, doctors and developers ~ and enjoy bits and pieces of the history of this most special place.