With the Piscataqua River flowing into the sea at Portsmouth, the city has been populated with mariners and shipbuilders since the day Europeans first arrived in 1603. Established in 1800, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine) is the oldest continuously-operated shipyard in the United States Navy. The shipyard ( built the nation's first warship, the frigate U.S.S. Raleigh (1776). For nearly a century, the facility has built and repaired submarines. Visitors to the city can take in the park that is home to the USS Albacore (AGSS-569). This unique research submarine pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines.
The city is also well known for its
Strawbery Banke Museum, which makes Portsmouth a rival of such other historic sites as Williamsburg (Virginia) and
Old Sturbridge Village (Massachusetts). The Crowley Collection has images of other aspects of life in
Portsmouth:
Permission to use our copyrighted digital images of Portsmouth and its Market Square Day celebration can be obtained from The Crowley Collection, which has extensive photographic libraries of
general stock photography and
golf images. Additional information can be obtained, and orders placed, by using the contact link at the bottom of this page to reach our principal, Ron Crowley.
