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Isles Of Shoals
1708 Ocean Blvd, Rye,
NH 03870-2210
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USA
Latitude & Longitude:
43° 0' 5.2056",
-70° 44' 39.3468"
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New Hampshire State
Historical Marker
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About six miles offshore, these nine rocky islands served Europeans as a fishing station before the first mainland settlements were made in 1623. Capt. John Smith (1560-1631) named the group Smith's Isles in 1614. The codfish that shoaled or schooled there in huge numbers were a prized delicacy that supported 300 to 600 inhabitants before The Revolution. By the mid-1600s, new hotels attracted a summer colony of writers and artists, chief of whom was poet Celia Thaxter (1835-1894). The islands have supported religious conferences since 1897 and marine research since 1928.
Last updated: 9/21/2011 11:05 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
See more historic sites related to New Hampshire in the Revolution.
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Isles Of Shoals Historical Marker Location Map, Rye, New Hampshire
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