Rye in Rockingham County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
Isles Of Shoals
Photographed By Rod Funston, March 21, 2012
1. Isles Of Shoals Marker
Inscription.
Isles Of Shoals. . About six miles offshore, these nine rocky islands served Europeans as a fishing station before the first mainland settlements were made in 1623. Capt. John Smith (1580-1631) named the group "Smiths Isles" in 1614. The codfish that "shoaled" or schooled there in huge numbers were a prized delicacy that supported 300 to 600 inhabitants before the revolution. By the end of the mid - 1800s, new hotels attracted a summer colony of writers and artists, chief of whom was Celia Thaxter (1835-1984). The islands have supported religious conferences since 1897 and marine research since 1928.
About six miles offshore, these nine rocky islands served Europeans as a fishing station before the first mainland settlements were made in 1623. Capt. John Smith (1580-1631) named the group "Smiths Isles" in 1614. The codfish that "shoaled" or schooled there in huge numbers were a prized delicacy that supported 300 to 600 inhabitants before the revolution. By the end of the mid - 1800s, new hotels attracted a summer colony of writers and artists, chief of whom was Celia Thaxter (1835-1984). The islands have supported religious conferences since 1897 and marine research since 1928.
Erected 2006 by New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Marker Number 018.)
Location. 43° 0.092′ N, 70° 44.647′ W. Marker is in Rye, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County. Marker can be reached from Ocean Boulevard (Route 1A). Rye Harbor State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rye NH 03870, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the
More about this marker. At the back of the parking lot.
Photographed By Rod Funston, March 21, 2012
2. Isles Of Shoals Marker
Internet Archive
3. Celia Thaxter In the Garden
Painting by Childe Hassam, frontispiece of An Island Garden by Celia Thaxter, 1894.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2012, by Rod Funston of Eastham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on January 23, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2012, by Rod Funston of Eastham, Massachusetts. 3. submitted on January 21, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
