Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire
The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire grew from the work of the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail which was founded in 1995 in Portsmouth.[1] The group's mission is to foster understanding and appreciation of African American history and culture, with the aim of creating more inclusive communities. They offer learning opportunities throughout the year including outreach to schools, guided and self-guided tours, mobile programs, lectures, and workshops.
History[edit]
After the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail was first established in the 1990s, it eventually included 24 sites within the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[2][3] The trail began in an effort to make the history of black people visible to residents and visitors to Portsmouth.[4] As of 2024, there are markers in ten additional towns and cities in New Hampshire and two markers in Kittery, Maine. These markers were added as part of a Mapping Untold Stories program to share the rich history of Black people in New Hampshire.[5]
The first official tour outside of Portsmouth was in the town of Hancock, in western New Hampshire where Jack Ware, a formerly enslaved man, lived in the 1700s. [6]
Historic markers[edit]
A selection of markers along the Black Heritage Trail of NH are listed here.
Unless noted otherwise, sites are in the state of New Hampshire.
- Rock Rest - Kittery Point, Maine[7]
- Portsmouth African Burying Ground - Portsmouth[8]
- Harriet E. Wilson - Milford[9]
- Nellie Brown Mitchell - Dover[10]
- Richard Potter - Andover
- Nashua Dodgers players Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe - Nashua[11]
- William Hobdy - Derry[12]
- Peter Thom, Jeffrey, Pompey, and Rose - Windham[13]
- North Church - Portsmouth
References[edit]
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Black Heritage Trail opens offices, center". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ "Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail". www.seacoastnh.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail (1999). Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail: A Self-Guided Walking Tour. Portsmouth, NH.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Black history in plain sight: One woman's quest to topple stereotypes". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Black Heritage Trail of NH announces historic marker". nashuatelegraph.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Black Heritage Trail of N.H. Expands With First Official Tour Outside Portsmouth". New Hampshire Public Radio. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Kerr, D. Allan. "Kittery's 375th: Rock Rest was 'an oasis' for 20th-Century Black travelers". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Portsmouth park honors, preserves African burying ground". Press Herald. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Staff, Paul Feely Union Leader (2023-04-26). "Black Heritage Trail NH to unveil historic markers in Nashua, Milford next month". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Foster's, Special to. "Black Heritage Trail of NH invites public for unveiling of historic marker in Dover". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Casey, Michael. "Nashua's Holman Stadium honored for historic role in racially integrating baseball". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Huss, Julie (2023-08-03). "William Hobdy to get his day in Derry". The Derry News. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "2021 Annual Reports Town of Windham, New Hampshire". UNH Scholars Repository.
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