Gosport Village on Star Island, New Hampshire
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Gosport Village on Star Island, New Hampshire
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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Captain John Smith mapped the Isles of Shoals in 1614 and originally named them "Smyth's Isles". There is a monument remaining today on Star Island, built in 1864 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of John Smith's trip.[8] Star Island was first settled, as were all the Isles of Shoals, in the early 17th century by seasonal fishermen working the rich waters of the North Atlantic coast. Many were English, coming up from the colonies of the Virginia companies.
The first permanent settlement of Star Island began in 1677 when the Province of Maine, under Massachusetts rule, undertook to increase taxes on nearby Hog Island (now Appledore Island). That and the recent availability of housing on Star Island, which was in New Hampshire, caused a mass migration, and in 1715 the township of Gosport was established on Star Island.
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