NH, USA
Point of Graves Burial Ground
Cemetery
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.
Visiting Today
Address
Mechanic St, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Connected Events
Dec 1774
Paul Revere Rides to Portsmouth
John Langdon, General John Sullivan, Paul Revere, Woodbury Langdon
Dec 1774
First Raid on Fort William and Mary
General John Sullivan
Dec 1774
Second Raid on Fort William and Mary
Governor John Wentworth
Aug 1775
Governor Wentworth Abandons Portsmouth
Governor John Wentworth
May 1777
Continental Sloop Ranger Launched
John Paul Jones, John Langdon, Woodbury Langdon
Feb 1778
First Foreign Salute to the American Flag
John Paul Jones
Apr 1778
Ranger Raids Whitehaven, England
John Paul Jones
Apr 1778
Ranger Captures HMS Drake
John Paul Jones
Nov 1789
President Washington Visits Portsmouth
John Langdon, Woodbury Langdon