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Kittery (Neighborhood)
Kittery ME
~6.05 miles from York city center
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Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,543 at the 2000 census. The town declares itself to be the "Gateway to Maine." Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals. It is also a popular tourist destination known for its many outlet stores.
Kittery is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth NH
~6.46 miles from York city center
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The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard located in Kittery on the southern boundary of Maine near the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is used for remodeling and repairing the Navy's ships. The facility is sometimes confused with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Established on 12 June 1800 during the administration of President John Adams, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is the oldest continuously-operating shipyard in the United States Navy. It is situated on a cluster of conjoined islands called Seavey's Island in the Piscataqua River, whose swift tidal current prevents ice from blocking navigation to the Atlantic Ocean.
The area has a long tradition of shipbuilding. Since colonial settlement, New Hampshire and Maine forests provided lumber for wooden boat construction. Commissioned here in 1690, the Falkland is considered the first British warship built in the Thirteen Colonies. The Royal Navy reserved the tallest and straightest Eastern White Pine trees for masts, emblazing the bark with a crown symbol. During the Revolution, the Raleigh was built in 1776 on Badger's Island in Kittery, and would be the first vessel to fly an American flag into battle. Other warships followed, including the Ranger launched in 1777. Commanded by Captain John Paul Jones, it would be the first U. S. Navy vessel to receive an official salute at sea from a foreign power. When Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert decided to build the first federal shipyard, he located it where a proven workforce had proximity to abundant raw materials—Fernald's Island, for which the government paid $5,500. To protect the new installation, old Fort William and Mary at the mouth of Portsmouth Harbor was rebuilt and renamed Fort Constitution.
Commodore Isaac Hull was the first naval officer to command the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, taking charge in 1800 until 1802, and again in 1812 during the War of 1812. The yard's first production was the 74-gun ship of the line Washington, supervised by local master shipbuilder William Badger and launched in 1814. Barracks were built in 1820, with Marine barracks added in 1827. A hospital was established in 1834. Architect Alexander Parris would be appointed chief engineer for the base. In 1838, the Franklin Shiphouse was completed -- 240 feet (73 m) long, 131 feet (40 m) wide and measuring 72 feet (22 m) from floor to center of its ridgepole. It carried 130 tons of slate on a gambrel roof. It was lengthened in 1854 to accommodate the Franklin (from which it took its name), the largest wooden warship built at the yard, and requiring a decade to finish. Considered one of the largest shiphouses in the country, the structure burned at 5:00 a.m. on 10 March 1936. Perhaps the most famous vessel ever overhauled at the yard was the Constitution, also called "Old Ironsides," in 1855.
Prisoners of war from the Spanish-American War were encamped in 1898 on the grounds of the base. In 1905, construction began on the Portsmouth Naval Prison, a military prison dubbed "The Castle" because of its resemblance to a crenellated castle. It was the principal prison for the Navy and Marine Corps, as well as housing for many German U-Boat crews after capture, until it closed in 1974. Also in 1905, the Portsmouth Navy Yard hosted the Treaty of Portsmouth which ended the Russo-Japanese War.[4] For arranging the peace conference, President Theodore Roosevelt would win the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. Delegates met in the General Stores Building, now the Administration Building (called Building 86). In 2005, a summer-long series of events marked the 100th anniversary of the signing of the treaty, including a visit by a Navy destroyer, a parade, and a re-enactment of the arrival of diplomats from the two nations.
During World War I, the shipyard began constructing submarines, with the L-8 being the first ever built by a U. S. navy yard. Meanwhile, the base continued to overhaul and repair surface vessels. Consequently, the workforce grew to nearly 5,000 civilians. It would grow to almost 25,000 civilians in World War II when over 70 submarines were constructed at the yard, with a record of 4 launched in a single day. When the war ended, the shipyard became the Navy's center for submarine design and development. In 1953, the Albacore would revolutionize submarine design around the world with its teardrop hull and round cross-section. It is now a museum and tourist attraction in Portsmouth. Swordfish, the first nuclear-powered submarine built at the base, was launched in 1957. The last submarine built here was the Sand Lance, launched in 1969. Today the shipyard provides overhaul, refueling and modernization work.
In 1994, the shipyard was placed on the EPA's National Priorities List (NPL) for environmental investigations/restorations under CERCLA (Superfund). In 2005, the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure Committee) placed the yard on a list for base closures, effective by 2008. Employees organized the Save Our Shipyard campaign to influence the committee to reverse its decision. On 24 August 2005, the base was taken off the list and continues operating under its motto, "From Sails to Atoms."
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Strawbery Banke Museum
454 Court St Portsmouth NH - 603-433-1100
~7.20 miles from York city center
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Strawbery Banke is an outdoor history museum located in the South End historic district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth. It features more than 40 restored buildings built between the 17th and 19th centuries in the Colonial, Georgian, and Federal style architectures. The buildings once clustered around a waterway known as Puddle Dock, which was filled in around 1900. Today the former waterway appears as a large open space.
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Warner House Assn
150 Daniel St Portsmouth NH - 603-436-5909
~7.20 miles from York city center
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MacPheadris-Warner House is one of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England. This structure was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
It is located at 150 Daniel Street at the corner of Chapel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Wentworth Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses
Portsmouth NH
~7.25 miles from York city center
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Wentworth-Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses is a site or historic district in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The Wentworth-Gardner House is separately listed and is also a National Historic Landmark.
Wentworth-Gardner House is a late-Georgian house.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.
It is located at 140 Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
The house is operated as a museum by the Wentworth-Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses Association.
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Colonial Dames House
154 Market St Portsmouth NH - 603-430-7968
~7.27 miles from York city center
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This house was built by Andrew Low about 1848
Among the distinguished guests who visited
here were William Makepeace Thackeray in 1853 and 1856
General Robert E. Lee in 1870. Home of Juliette Low
1886 to 1927 Founder Girl Scouts in the United States
Organized Savannah March, 1912
Erected by Colonial Dames of America.
Location. 32° 4.375' N, 81° 5.542' W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker is on Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Facing Lafayette Square between E. Macon St and E. Charlton St. Marker is at or near this postal address: 329 Abercorn Street,, Savannah GA 31401, United States of America.
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#7 of 22 Things To Do in York
Portsmouth Children's Museum
Portsmouth NH
~7.29 miles from York city center
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The Children's Museum of Portsmouth features a variety of hands-on educational and entertaining exhibits.
Hobbies & Activities category: Children's activities
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#8 of 22 Things To Do in York
Portsmouth Brewery
Portsmouth NH
~7.30 miles from York city center
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The Portsmouth Brewery, founded in 1991, is the Granite State's original brewpub .
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#9 of 22 Things To Do in York
Governor John Langdon House Museum
Portsmouth NH
~7.39 miles from York city center
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The Governor John Langdon House, also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, is a mansion house built in 1784 by John Langdon, that is now a National Historic Landmark. Langdon was a merchant, shipbuilder, American Revolutionary War general, signer of the United States Constitution, and three-term President (now termed governor) of New Hampshire. The house he built for his family expresses his status as Portsmouth's leading citizen and received praise from George Washington, who visited there in 1789. Its reception rooms are ornamented by elaborate wood carving in the rococo style.
After Langdon's death in 1819, the house was occupied by other leading families. At the end of the 19th century, Langdon descendants purchased the house and restored it to its 18th-century glory, adding on a substantial wing designed by McKim, Mead, and White to house modern conveniences. The garden, dating from the same era, features restored perennial beds, a rose and grape arbor, and a pavilion. The house and grounds are now owned and operated as a house museum by Historic New England.
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
It is located at 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth.
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Albacore Museum
600 Market St Portsmouth NH - 603-436-3680
~7.40 miles from York city center
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USS Albacore holds a place in history as the first U.S. Navy-designed vessel with a true submarine hull form, in which surface characteristics were subordinated to underwater performance.
http://hnsa.org/ships/albacore.htm
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USS Albacore
Portsmouth NH
~7.41 miles from York city center
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USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form (sometimes referred to as an "Albacore hull") of modern submarines. The revolutionary design was derived from extensive hydrodynamic and wind tunnel testing, with an emphasis on underwater speed and manuverability. She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the albacore, a small tuna found in temperate seas throughout the world.
Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1952 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard of Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 1 August 1953, sponsored by Mrs. J.E. Jowers, the widow of Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Arthur L. Stanton, lost with the second Albacore (SS-218), and commissioned on 6 December 1953 with Lieutenant Commander Kenneth C. Gummerson in command.
The effectiveness of submarines in World War II convinced both the Soviets and the United States Navy that undersea warfare would play an even more important role in coming conflicts and dictated development of superior submarines. The advent of nuclear power nourished the hope that such warships could be produced. The effort to achieve this goal involved the development of a nuclear propulsion system and the design of a streamlined submarine hull capable of optimum submerged performance.
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George Rodgers House
Portsmouth NH
~7.46 miles from York city center
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The George Rogers House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. This house was preserved by the SPNEA. It is adjacent to another, the Richard Jackson House, which is a National Historic Landmark.
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Music Hall
Portsmouth NH
~7.49 miles from York city center
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The Music Hall is a nonprofit performing arts center that entertains 100,000 patrons, including 20,000 school children, annually with acclaimed film, music, theater, and dance performances. Its historic 900-seat theater, built in 1878, is the oldest in New Hampshire and designated an “American Treasure” by the U.S. Senate in the Save America’s Treasures Program administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service. Living out its mission to be an active and vital arts center for the enrichment of the Seacoast community, The Music Hall presents diverse and relevant programming, including its signature series and innovative community outreach programs, and hosts numerous community fundraisers and celebrations for the benefit of more than 40 local nonprofits. A cultural anchor in a thriving Seacoast economy, The Music Hall and its patrons contribute $5.4 million annually to the local economy through show and visitor related spending. The Music Hall is a 501c3 tax exempt, fiscally responsible nonprofit organization, managed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and a professional staff. The historic hall is located in Portsmouth, the seaport city recently named a “Distinctive Destination” for 2008 by National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the “20 Best Towns in America” by Outside magazine (July 2008).
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#14 of 22 Things To Do in York
Jackson House Museum
Portsmouth NH
~7.50 miles from York city center
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John Paul Jones House Museum
Portsmouth NH
~7.55 miles from York city center
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John Paul Jones House was the home of Captain Gregory Purcell and his wife in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They had it built in 1758 and Purcell lived there until his death in 1776. The widow Purcell then took in boarders. American naval hero John Paul Jones rented a room during 1781-1782 while supervising construction of the ship America. This is the only surviving building known to have been associated with John Paul Jones' life.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.
It is located at Middle and State Streets in Portsmouth.
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#16 of 22 Things To Do in York
Wentworth Coolidge Historic
375 Little Harbor Rd Portsmouth NH - 603-436-6607
~7.73 miles from York city center
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Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
Phone: 603-436-6607
Location: Off Route 1A, Little Harbor Rd, Portsmouth
Activities: Art Gallery, Historical Interpretation, Picnics
Amenities: Scenic views, guided tours, restrooms
Fee: The admission to the Coolidge Center for the Arts Gallery is free to all.
New for 2008: All New Hampshire residents are admited free of charge. Other admission is $7 for adults; $3 for children ages 6-11; children ages 5 and under are admitted free.
Operation Schedule:
Mansion: The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion is open from June 20 through September 1, 2008. Guided tours are given at 10:00am, 11:30am, 12:45pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm. From September 5 through October 13, the Mansion is open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with guided tours at 1:30 and 3:00pm. Please call 603-436-6607 in advance of your visit to confirm hours.
The Arts Gallery The Coolidge Center for the Arts Gallery is open May 20 through September 28, 2008, Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10:00am-4:00pm, and Sundays 1:00-5:00pm. Admission to the Coolidge Gallery is free.
Acreage: 65 acres
Waterfront: Little Harbor
Number of Campsites: None
Pets: Pets are not permitted at state historic sites.
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The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion is the former home of New Hampshire's first royal governor, Benning Wentworth. The rambling, forty-room mansion which overlooks Little Harbor, is one of the most outstanding homes remaining of the colonial era. Its stateliness and impressive interior and furnishings reflect aristocratic life in Portsmouth in the 1700s.
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#17 of 22 Things To Do in York
Red Hook Brewery
Portsmouth NH
~8.73 miles from York city center
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The Redhook Ale Brewery NASDAQ: HOOK, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, is a brewer of craft beers, with operations in Woodinville, Washington and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It was founded in Seattle in 1981 by Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker. Their flagship beer is the ESB (5.8% ABV).
Redhook currently produces nine styles of beer, marketed under distinct brand names. Redhook's flagship brand is Redhook ESB and its other principal products include Long Hammer IPA, Slim Chance Light Ale, Blackhook Porter, and its seasonal offerings Winterhook, Sunrye, Late Harvest Autumn, and Copperhook Ales. Redhook also produces and sells Widmer Hefeweizen in the midwest and eastern U.S. under a 2003 licensing agreement with Widmer Brothers Brewing Company. Redhook distributes its products through a network of wholesale distributors, Craft Brands Alliance LLC, and a distribution alliance with Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated. Redhook distributed its products in 48 states as of March 31, 2008.
Anheuser-Busch owns 25% of the business, as well as Widmer Brothers.
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#18 of 22 Things To Do in York
Heart and Lung Center
333 Borthwick Ave Portsmouth NH - 603-433-4032
~9.03 miles from York city center
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For patients who do need surgery, The Heart and Lung Center, is the largest and most comprehensive program in the region, with outcomes comparable and often more favorable than those at the best urban teaching hospitals. The cardiac surgery team, led by Dr. Donato Sisto, performs hundreds of open heart surgery procedures each year, and is pioneering remarkable innovations, such as life-saving valve surgery using minimally invasive access to the heart. These minimally invasive approaches benefit our patients by reducing risk, improving outcomes and shortening recovery time.
The $63 million dollar expansion, currently underway, is building upon this foundation of cardiac excellence – with a new cardiac “hospital within a hospital” that will integrate everything needed for comprehensive heart care and ongoing support.
Highlights of the expansion of Cardiac Services include:
Relocation/expansion of cardiovascular surgery
New third floor in the Shoals Building
40 new private, monitored medical-surgical beds
http://www.heart-and-lung-center.com
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#19 of 22 Things To Do in York
University of New Hampshire
Durham NH - 603-862-1234
~13.76 miles from York city center
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The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH), United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is one of only nine land, sea and space grant institutions in the nation. Since July 1, 2007, Mark W. Huddleston has served as the university's 19th president.
In 2004, UNH was the only public institution in New England to rank in the top 10 of number of Fulbright fellowships awarded, with five graduates receiving grants. In the same year, UNH was ranked the 10th best entrepreneurial college in the nation by The Princeton Review. According to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" listings, the University of New Hampshire is a "more selective" national university, placing it in the first out of five tiers of competitiveness when it comes to admissions standards. Due to its extensive efforts in the area of sustainability, UNH was one of 15 highest scoring schools on the College Sustainability Report Card 2009, with the Sustainable Endowments Institute awarding it a grade of "A-".
http://www.unh.edu
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#20 of 22 Things To Do in York
Landing School of Boatbuilding
Po Box 1490 Kennebunkport ME - 207-985-7976
~17.74 miles from York city center
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The School’s mission is to provide educational programs that effectively prepare students for entry-level careers in the marine industry. The Landing School offers full-time programs of education in Wooden Boat Building, Composite Boat Building, Yacht Design and Marine Systems which run from September through June.
The School serves the marine industry by providing skilled employees who design, build and repair boats with the highest standards of quality. Accordingly, The School receives generous support and direction from the industry in curriculum design and program implementation. Noted industry leaders regularly lecture at The School and evaluate student work.
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#21 of 22 Things To Do in York
Shoot the Moon
Po Box 1382 Kennebunkport ME - 207-967-5484
~19.38 miles from York city center
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#22 of 22 Things To Do in York
Funtown Splashtown USA
Saco ME
~28.26 miles from York city center
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Funtown Splashtown USA (commonly referred to as just "Funtown") is a family-owned amusement park located in Saco, Maine, in the United States.
In 1959, Ken and Violet Cormier opened "Marvel Drive In", a drive-in restaurant. Ken’s brother-in-law, Andre Dellaire opened a mini-golf course that previous year next to Marvel Drive-In. In 1963, Andre opened a go-kart track behind his mini golf course, and in 1964 Ken added batting cages and an archery range in 1967 behind Marvel Drive In. Over the course of the next few years, Cormier and Dellaire added several kiddie and carnival-style rides including SkySlides and Swinging Gyms. A gift shop was also opened.
In 1967, Cormier and Dellaire formed a partnership and Funtown U.S.A. was born. Over the next few years, Funtown added a Zipper, outdoor bumper cars, and a Bayern Kurve named “Luv Machine”.
In 1996, Cormier bought out the remaining Dellaire interest at the park and renamed it to Funtown Splashtown U.S.A. with the addition of the waterpark.
A car from the park's Galaxi Roller Coaster returning from the unload platform to be reloaded
The park features Maine's only wooden roller coaster, Excalibur, as well as New England's longest and tallest log flume, Thunder Falls. It also has a 220-foot tall Drop Tower called Dragon's Descent. One of the park's most popular rides is the Astrosphere, which is an indoor Scrambler which features a state-of-the-art laser and light show while playing ELO's Fire on High.
The Splashtown segment features Pirate's Paradise, a large interactive waterpark playground which dumps hundreds of gallons of water onto its guests every few minutes. For the 2007 season, an expansion was built that doubled the size of the waterpark and added two new thrill slides, Tornado and Mammoth.
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