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New Hampshire, The Black Heritage Trail of Historical Markers

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) marker program promotes awareness and appreciation of African-American history and culture in New Hampshire (USA) from Colonial-era enslavement through the modern Civil Rights movement. It includes city-specific trails such as in Portsmouth and Concord.
 
By Cosmos Mariner, June 28, 2017
Black Yankees and The Sea Marker (wide view)
1 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — Black Yankees and The Sea — Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail —
Near Marcy Street east of Puddle Lane, on the right when traveling north.
2 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — James (Stavers) — Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail —
On Atkinson Street at Court Street on Atkinson Street.
3 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — Joseph & Nancy (Cotton) and their children, Eleazor & James — Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail —
On State Street (U.S. 1) at Court Place, on the right when traveling north on State Street.
4 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — Negro Pews — Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail —
On Congress St (U.S. 1) close to Church Street, on the left when traveling west.
5 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — New Hampshire's First Black Church — Portsmouth NH Black Heritage Trail —
On Pearl Street at Hanover Street, on the right on Pearl Street.
6 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — Prince Whipple and Winsor Moffatt — Revolutionary Petitioners — Portsmouth NH Black Heritage Trail —
On Market Street, on the left.
7 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — Siras Bruce — Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail —
On Pleasant Street south of Court Street, on the left when traveling south.
8 ► New Hampshire, Rockingham County, Portsmouth — Site of "Negro Burying Ground" — Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail —
On State Street (U.S. 1) east of Middle Street, on the right when traveling east.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026