Fort William and Mary
Fort William and Mary is a memorial in Town of New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Fort William and Mary is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Station Portsmouth Harbor, as well as near the lighthouse Portsmouth Harbor Light.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort William and Mary and Portsmouth Harbor Light.
Fort William and Mary
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Fort William and Mary was a colonial-era British fortress on the island of New Castle, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in the Province of New Hampshire.
Portsmouth Harbor Light
Lighthouse
The Portsmouth Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. Portsmouth Harbor Light is situated 360 feet east of Fort William and Mary.
New Castle Congregational Church
Church
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The New Castle Congregational Church is a congregation of the United Church of Christ, located at 65 Main Street in New Castle, New Hampshire. Its church, the only ecclesiastical building in the small community, was built in 1828 by a local master builder, based on the architectural patterns published by Asher Benjamin, and also based in part on the St. John's Church in nearby Portsmouth. New Castle Congregational Church is situated 1,700 feet west of Fort William and Mary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.
Newcastle
Village
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New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands.
Kittery
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Kittery is a small town in Maine, directly across from the New Hampshire border, that features a number of outlet stores.
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.
Fort William and Mary
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In commemoration of the first victory of the American Revolution the capture on this site of Fort William and Mary 14-15 December 1774. In Admiration of the gallantry of Capt. John Langdon and Maj. John Sullivan Leaders of the assaults.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Town of New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.07131° or 43° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
-70.70995° or 70° 42′ 36″ westInception
1902Open location code
87MF37CR+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9738576407OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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