Portsmouth

Fort Constitution Historic Site (Fort William and Mary)

Battlefield · Fort Constitution Rd, New Castle, NH 03854

Site of Fort William and Mary, where John Sullivan led the December 14, 1774 raid — the first organized seizure of British military property by American colonists, four months before Lexington and Concord. Renamed Fort Constitution after the Revolution. The site overlooks Portsmouth Harbor from New Castle Island.

Point of Graves Burial Ground

Cemetery · Mechanic St, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Portsmouth's oldest burial ground, dating to 1671, containing graves of colonial merchants, mariners, and officials. Several figures connected to the Revolutionary War period are buried here. The stones' iconography reflects the maritime and mercantile culture that shaped Portsmouth's response to the Revolution.

Strawbery Banke Museum

Museum · 14 Hancock St, Portsmouth, NH 03801

A ten-acre outdoor history museum on the original settlement site of Portsmouth, with more than thirty historic structures. Several buildings date from the Revolutionary War era and display the merchant culture that characterized Portsmouth's Patriot leadership. The museum preserves the physical landscape of the town as it existed when the Ranger was built.