Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rye, New Hampshire
Brentwood is the county seat for Rockingham County
Rye is in Rockingham County
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On Ocean Boulevard (New Hampshire Route 1A), on the right when traveling north.
The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest (remnants of the Ice Age) may be seen at low tide. Intermingled with these gnarled stumps is the . . . — — Map (db m74580) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m165413) HM
On Davis Road at Neptune Drive, on the right when traveling east on Davis Road.
Other Names for Pulpit Rock Tower: Gun Battery Fire Control Station; and Harbor Defense Unit and Base End
Station (#142).
Height:
73 feet
Levels:
8 (plus basement and roof deck)
Built:
1943
Purpose: The Tower was . . . — — Map (db m162688) HM
On Ocean Boulevard (U.S. A1A) when traveling east.
Origins of New England
John Smith’s map and widely read book “A Description of New England” detailed the region’s teeming fishing banks, abundant game, clean rivers, vast forests and native people. The book had a major influence . . . — — Map (db m165414) HM
Near Davis Road east of Neptune Road, on the left when traveling east.
Pulpit Rock
Fire Control Tower
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1943 — — Map (db m162686) HM
On Central Road at Washington Road, in the median on Central Road.
Dedicated to the memory of the Men of Rye who fought in the Revolutionary War The War of 1812
Civil War 2 rows with 43 names Spanish War 2 rows, 2 names
Dedicated to the memory of the Men and Women of Rye Who served our Nation in World War . . . — — Map (db m107449) WM
