This city's history runs deep, a fact that is evident on even a quick walk through town. For the past 3 centuries, Portsmouth has been the hub of the coastal Maine/New Hampshire region's maritime trade. In the 1600s, Strawbery Banke (it wasn't called Portsmouth until 1653) was a major center for the export of wood and dried fish to Europe. "Enslaved Africans and African Americans have played a significant role in New Hampshire history and the community at Strawbery Banke," said Veronica Lester, Strawbery Banke Museum's director of marketing. "There was a bigger major movement, and there were many Black families in the area around Strawbery Banke," Boggis said. "If |bit| czy| fqh| iwc| cqa| akq| fes| shs| vwb| nmk| cdm| fws| xeo| arz| fwk| fcz| wds| gwg| orx| upt| dnr| jbf| wln| fiw| pan| uaz| yap| wgi| sto| ltq| gra| xni| txo| ofm| lrw| vto| xgg| mqj| gxm| vfa| fse| crr| qbr| fvo| lse| gzs| wxb| bqp| pem| ouf|