John Paul Jones House
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HOURSJohn Paul Jones, colonial America’s first sea warrior, was a tenant of the Widow Purcell in this house in 1781 while he supervised the building of the Navy’s ship America nearby. His house is now the museum of Portsmouth men, women and children, where their stories live.
Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail
DIRECTIONS HOURSPortsmouth, New Hampshire has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years.
Portsmouth Marine Society
The Portsmouth Marine Society Press is the publishing arm of Portsmouth Historical Society, with over 30 titles on Seacoast NH and Maine maritime-related history.
