Show roamie around with the N E A 1 this is another in a series of articles by albert W epperson who i nith ith virginia and shirley were nere in attendance at the convention of I 1 the national editorial association held in the new england states I 1 ll BOSTON OSTON MASS june 23 in the middle of the morning we left poland spring and the busses rolled to portsmouth new hampshire r where we lu lunched riched at the famous hotel wentworth by the sea where the national gov governors jor conference was held field in 1918 1948 19 18 A flying tour of new Hamp shires eighteen miles of seacoast without whistle a tops stops brought us to the massachusetts massac h isetts line the f first permanent settlements in in new hampshire were made in 1623 at dover and portsmouth and during the yankee trading era the latter city was an ail important headquarters port for ship owners and skippers many of their proud residences have been care 1 1 r 01 nj AK y 0 oz IV 11 i t 46 1 44 M 00 21 a V 7 N wa MI 1 I I 1 1 0 if photo by ka efin although only IS 18 miles long new Hamp shires seacoast has wide sands at hampton ampton II beach above rye arid and seabrook Seii brook fully preserved and a number are open to the public front from mid june to mid september unfortunately we had no time to visit the john paul jones jonca house built in 1768 where the famous liero hero stayed while the ship america was being outfitted this house now a museum mus eurn and other historic houses open to the public are said to be among the finest examples of preserved colonial architecture and furnishings for william and mary alary at portsmouth auth was captured by new ne w hampshire patriots at um am on oil december 14 1774 and granite states claim this was the first aggressive gres sive act of the war for independence pen dence powder taken from the fort was lat r used in the battle of dunker bunker where there were more soldiers from new hampshire than from any other state new hampshire patriots under their leader general john stark are said to have been responsible for the victory at the battle of bennington vermont which was a turning point in the revolutionary war we were also reminded that new hampshire was the first state to adopt its own constitution in 1783 and the ninth and decilies decil irs state to ratify the federal C constitution n ution and thus establish t union of states plans are under way to repair and recon reconstruct ct fort william and mar mary y later called fort Cona titu tion and make it a national historic shrine portsmouth today is still an important naval base and s seaport po the portsmouth navy Is yard isea r a specializes cia lizes in submarines th the ito kusso japanese peace treaty was signed here in 1905 wentworth by the thelea sea is built on a lovely point t of land at new castle which is actually an island great bay a large tidewater lake is behind the hotel and the atlantic ocean stretches away in front the isles of shoals which captain john smith visited in 1614 are clearly visible we met james barker smith better known as jim owner manager of the hotel and president of the new hampshire hotel association cia tion like many other large new hampshire hotels the wentworth devotes the whole month of june to conventions after lunch we drove along new Hamp shires seacoast at rye lye and hampton past clusters of cottages and luxurious private estates past wide sandy beaches thronged thron ged with bathers past the busy amusement center and long ward board walk at hampton beach the latter headquarters for seaside si de fun has a large lare recently m modernized od casino childrens playground parking areas band concert stand sea food restaurants and plenty of activity A spacious state op operated e rated bathhouse at the south end of tile the beach area at hampton beach state park ha had d a parking area the size of a good sized football field seabrook with more beaches was the last new hampshire town before we crossed into massachusetts it was explained that we could have speeded our southward trip 1 across the state of new hampshire by using a brand new toll road de to separate through traffic from normal beach traffic and in te ie T i e enjoyment of such fine vaca TI spots its as we haves have just seer seen |