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CBAENLAND BICETTENNIAL COUUITTEE
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l{r. Frank Rlcherdg!lrc. Edtre Uccks!lnr. llrry Colllnsl{rc. f,atalle ChareMrs. Joenne Sehultzl{r. Rlchard Ruggl{rs. Linda llluc}renone!lr. PauI EughesMr. ULnston Gouzoulel
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llhe Clralrnrn end offlccrs of tbe Glrccnland Blecntcnnill rlcbto expnera thelr glncere apprecletlon to ell organizattonr endlndlv-ldualc rho contrltnrted thblr tlmc on moneJr to orkc outpBlcentennlal Cclebration a !ucco!!.
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The Greenland Junior Wom€n would especially like to thankllr. Paul Hughes who nade posaible the histonical informatlonprovided in this booklet. Ur. Hughes opened his files endbooks to us without neservation, and answered every ouestionwe had. He wag more than generous rith his tlne and enengiesas we often called on him for additional information. Hewl1ling1y end enthusiastically did special Bicentennialresearch and hls rrMaybe you rould be interested in thistrpnompted us to greaten efforts. Thank you, !4r. Hughes, formaking Greenlandrs histony 1lve for us and the Greenland of1976.
The Gneenland Junior tJomen also wish to thank l.tn. JamesIay9gn for his donation of ti.rae and skill in provlding ourbookletrs nap. Ur. Hayden nevised an old nap-of Greenlandto lncorporate siteq of historical irnportancL uith locationsof our Bicentenniel actlvities. Thank you, Jim, fon yourwonk of excellence.
To aI1 those townspeople uho contributed infonmatlonand egsisted us in raany of the small but irnportant pointsof thi.s booklet; to other connittees workln! on the Bicen_tennial activitl.es nho congcientiously pnovlded pertinentinformation; to the patrons of tbls u6oi<ret ana irre businesspeople in Greenland nho supported us financially; many, manythanks frorn the Greenland Junior.l{ornen.
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Gneenland, New Hampshire - A Bicentennial Town
Greenland was declared e Bicentennial Town on May 18r '1975at a ceremony held et Veter.ants Par.k. The State BicentennialCommission presented the Bicentenniel Flag and a certificateto the Senior Selectrnan.
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1. The Greenland Bicentennial Committee and its subcommitteeshave been busy uith Neu Hampshire state Bicentennial activitiesand loca1 Bicentennial projects.
2. A conrnittee nas formed to manage restoration of the townGazebo located in the center of town. Restoration Helr conpletedwith a brick floor on a concrete foundation, new wood supportsand latice nork, end a new shingle noof. Federal natchingfunds, end donated labor and materials brought about completionof this project.
3. Two school boys were sent fnom Greenlend to Manchester,New Hampshire to march in the Bunker Hill Day parade on May 17,1975. lhe boys were in nevolutionany day unifornr and carnieda banner furnished by the Greenland Historical Society.
4. On October 22, 1975, a liberty tree was planted atPark. The tnee came from the Old Town Glebe Land, nowParker farm.
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5. A successful Bicentennial Medal Program was carried out.A die was struck and one side of the medel depicts a gcene ofa colonial ganbed rnan which repnesents an early Greenlandresiderit es he rnight have appeaned on his way to church services,Bible in one hand and fl.intlock to protect against Indian attackin the other hand. He is stending on the shore with a gundalow,(a boat of colonial tines) on the water behind him. This isalso the new town seal. The neverse side of the medal is ournatlonal bind holding a banner with the dates 1776-1976 on it.The eagle is sunrounded by thirteen sters nepresenting thethirteen original states.
6. A committee was formed to handle the raising of funds, tomatch state funds, to punchas€ e neu flag pole for the torn.An auction and flea market was held last fa11 to raise rnoniestowends thi.s goa1. l{ith the success of this, and donationsreceived, the State funds were matches, and a nen !0 foot steelflag pole was erected at Vetenanrs Park.
7. The Greenland Historical Society has endorsed impnovementsto the 01d Methodist Church Be11, a Paul Revere casting. ThebeI1 will be rung during the Greenland Bicentennial Celebratlon.
B. Sondestrom Ain Fonce Bese, on isolated Artic outpost in thesouthwest of Greenland, wiIL be sharing in our Bicentennial Cel.e-bration.
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CREENI.IXD BICBTTEXXIAT PROJECT COUI{ITBEES
Gazcbo Restoretion: Dn. ud llng. Ernest DlAngeloDr. and trrg. Frank Graf
xew Fragpore: H;."3i"Ili'rlliill33 rturphv
Connrsrnonatlve l{edal: l'[r. Jamee Rolston
OId Eone Dryr ilr. and llr8. G. tquton l{eeksllr. tnd i,[r!. lf. Rlchard tlesks
Wrltten Skctches of 01d Eonec: l0l. Paul Eugtrcrr Sn.
Antlgts Sketcheg of EerlY Butld-inga, fndustrleg end Scenos: ilr. Robent Cnogs
BLcentennlal Prognan Booklet: Gneenlend Junlor WomenlsClub
Progranr Schedule: llnr. llarry Collins
Sondestron Aln Force Base: !lr. Ucndall Parker
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Eventg of the Bicentennial Celebnation
l. Toun of Old Hones: There will be tours of some of Green-lendrs oldest homes on Friday, June 25th, from 10:00 a.rn. until[:OO p.m. Tickets for the tour will be on sale for' $5.00 apiece. The tours will start fnom the Gazebo on GreenlandtsParade. Information about each of the homes vislted on thetour is included in this booklet. The 25 oldest homes aredenoted on the map in the center of this booklet.
2. Blcentennial. Filn: The Greenlend Central School will bepresenttng e Bicentennial film duning the June celebration.lhis project wag done by the seventh and eighth grade studentsof Mrs. Nancy Fortiensr Social class. The filrn presents thehistory of the United States fnom its earliest beginnings upto the pnesent day. It is forty-five minutes in length.Admission is 21y' per person.
3. Bicentennial Essay Contest: The friends of the GreenlandLibnary have sponsored en essay contest open to the youth ofthe conrnrnity. The topic is - The Bicentennial, What It MeansT9 l-l"r My Conmunity, and My Countny. There wi.lL be four agedlvislons with one ar.erd i.n each; lth and 6th gradens, 7th and8th graders, 9th and'lOth gnaderi, and 11th and l2th graders.A bnonze Greenland Blcentennial Medal will be awarded to theyinnen in each division. The awands wi1l be presented to theI wlnners on Friday, June 2!th, at !:00 p.m. irt the WeeksPublic Library.
l+. Chicken Barbecue: Fnlday, J.une 2!th, fron ! p.!Do - Z p.m.,the Greenland P.T.A. will be putting on a chicken barbecue- atthe Gneenland Central School. 350 tlckets lri1I be sold inadvence.
5. Dedication of New Flagpole and Liberty Tree: On Saturday,June 26th, at'lO:OO a.m.r-ihe:re will be e'dedication of the iiwflagpole-and the Liberty tree at Vetenenrs park. This ceremonywill be led by Rev. John Potten and assisted by BicentennialCo-chalrman, Mrs. Edna Weeks; The 01d Horne Day- Committee;tJendell Panken, Chairman of the Liberty Tnee domrnittee:;Repnesentatives of Uorld War I, Wor1d llar If, the Korean andVietnan l{ars; also1 Police, Selectmen, Fire Chief, BicentennialChainnen of surrounding towns, and invitea guests.q. Street Fain: On Seturday, June 26th, fron 1O:00 a.m. -l:00 p.n., a colonial stneet-lair will U6 freta. itneet FairsI-eTe q frequ_ent event in colonial tines and as in those days,this faln 1111 pnovlde a wide ve:riety of saleable items, manyremlniscent of 200 yearE ago, proviala uy both organizations-and indlvidualg of our town.
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Boy Scouts:Gneenland Extension:Alllence:Carrie Beck Gu1ld:
tloodcraftsHeritage Foodsl{eedlewonkCrafts
Fire AuxilianylGrenge:Junlor Women:Historical SocietY:Senior Higlt Youth GrouP:Chi Rho:Pauline Evans:;;;;-F"";"n iiHcr)",James Ralston:
Mumay McNair:F"gev"* Larry Kingsbury (I{HCA)*:Lucille Delfino:
Cerol-Jean Hyatt:Robert Cross:Betty Starke;Carol Leach:Jane Trenblay:Nancy Fahey:David Muchemore:
Silhouettes, Snack BarP:Pessrves, Canned GoodsQuiltingTown PlaquegCandyPlants, CookbooksDo1ls, HandcraftsSandcnaftsStamps, Coins, Bicen-tennial Medels0i1 Paintingst{ood llorkingsHandcrafts, StuffedAnimalsHandcreftg, Macrame0i1 PaintingsHandcnafts, Oil PaintingsArtronk, HandcraftsWooden Toys, HandcnaftgDip rn Drape DollsWoodcnafts
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7. Historical Lecture: 0n Saturday, June 26th, Lt 10:30 a.m.Mn. PauI Hughes, Sn., rill be giving a lecture on the historyof Gneenland at the Greenland Central School. Mr. Hughes lsGreenlandts Historian. lle has given an inestimable amount oftime to the histony of oun town. His work ls his hobby and arnajon part of his life es he netined severel years ago fronthe Portsmouth Naval Shipyand after !2 yeans service. A11 whohear, cannot help but share in the enthusiagm and interestMn. Hughes bag in the history of our torn.
8. Auction of Commemorative Medals: on Saturday, June 26th, It{r.James Ralston, cheirman of the Commemonative Medel Conmittee,will be auctlonirlg centain sets of the medals. This auctionwill irunediately folIow Mr. Eughesr historlcal lecture onGreenland at the Greenland Central School. Auctioned 1111 bethe medalE numbered #1 - #'lO. They w111 be grouped ln getsof thnee to lnclude one bnonze nedal, one copper nedal, andone silver nedal. Also auctioned niIl be three s€ts; onebronze set, one copper set, and one sllven set; of the twomedals numbered #17 ana #76 to commemorate the yeer 1JJ6.
9. Display of the Histonic Menorabilla: A Greenland HlstorySection w111 be set up in ttre Weekg Public Library on Saturday,June 26th. It will contain the flles and volumec- ofPaul C. Hughes and Paul F. Eughes. They wlll be on hand toattenpt to angren what questione may be bnought up :r'egardlngthe histony of the town and lto carly lnhabltanto. Mrr. FrankRichards end !frs. Redfo:rd Rand will elgo be preeeat showlnghistorlc ltens of the G:reenland Historica] Soclety.
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10. Musket Shoot: An o1d time musket shoot is plarlned forSaturday, June 26th, from 1:00 p.m. to !:OO p.n. Thie eventwj.l1 take place et the Fish and Game Club on Tuttle Lane.Different classes of muzzle loadens will be entened and a nengefee ri11 be chenged. Ametuer hunters and sportsmen ere welcome,and prizes will be awarded. The entrants witl be shooting attargets from a standing position.
11. Do11 Carriage, Bicycle, and Tricycle Parade: On Saturday,June 25th, the chj.ldren of Greenland wilL be parading incosturnes on bikes and trikes, in and out of doll cariiages.Prizes will, be awarded to the child in the most outstandingcostume in the following categoriesi Oldest period Costurne,l,iost Attractive, Most Unique, Most Modern, and Most Conical.Children partici.pating in the Parade wiLl be meeting at theband stand at Veterants Park.
12. Costwne Bill: A costume ball i.s planned fon Saturd.ayevening, June 25th, at B:00 p.rn., which wilL take place aL thePortsmouth Country C1ub. An orchestra is planned for th:s event.It is hoped that everyone will. attend in appnopriate colonialattire, or a night in the stockades may await lhose in moderndress. A colonial buffet and a bar fon drinks will be offered.Ti-ckets are $1!.OO a couple with a linit of )22 people.Tickets may be obtained from any rnemben of the GneenlandBicentennial Committee.
'13. Sunday Morning Church Services On June Z?th, j975, theGreenland Comnunlty Church will pattenn its Sunday morningsenvice aften the mode of 1776 chunch services. Rev. JohnPotter ul1l be pneaching fnom e sermon of Rev. Sarmrel Mc0lintock,the second ministen of the First Congregational Church ofGreenland. Every detall will be in keeping with colonial tirnesfrom the attire of the choir and members to the ofd woodenboxes extended on poles down each pew for the offeningcollection. In God tile Trust has been a rnotto of our 0nitedStates. Two hundred yeans l_ater., thj.s motto prevails inGneenland as the Corrununity Church reaches i.ts 2OO year o1dsteeple to the heavens. Cone worship this Sunday indcornmemorate the r.eligious fteedon secuned for us 2OO yeers ago.
14. Parade: Come see the Oreenland parede on Sunday, June 2Jthat 2:00 p.n. Tlis parade will include marching bands, floatsof all shepes with vanied Bicentennial thenesr-o1d gars,horses, marching units, and rnilitia men. There will be acennon firing by Capt. Shanda and 55 men fnom the Newrnarketmilitia at the Reviewing Stand in the H & H yard. Theparade wll.l, ster"t at the Junction of Newington Road andRoute 1!1. There will be free parkinR at the New EnclandTelephone yerd on Route 1oj@ - 4:30 p.rn., For theparade.
15. Outdoor Evening Concert: There will be a 1ove1y concertpresented by nernbens of the Gneenland Church Choln aid localinstrumentalists and vocalists on Sunday, June 2/th. They will
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4. Saturday l{oon l.leal:
5. CerrlaBcr Bloyclci andTrlcycle Puedc:
6. Saturday Youth Actlvltles:
7. !firsket Shoot:
8. Cogtrure BeU:
9. Panade:
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EVENTS: COUMITTEES
!lr. and Mrs. Scott Howe!lr. and ilrs. David EngelMr. and Hrg. Peul Chase
Mr. Phllip RoweP.T.A. llembens
Mrs. Davld Richerd
t{ns. }dary Colllns!lrs. Dorothy Streetllns. Rogc Beeknan.M!a. Dorothy Booker
Mng. Elcanor Irelandltlre. Mary Goren'l{ns. Pauline Evans
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Mr. Franklln BeckMn. Gustov SllfveniusMn. BonaLd GallsntM€mbers of the Flsh and
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Fnom the Ier Hanpshire Gazett€ - Doc€mben 30, 1774.
ttUe hsan fnom Gneenland that a lange nunber of the nostrespectable lnhabltantg of thet town convened on gaturday,the'1?th day of December cunncnt, at the house of Hn. JohnFolsonrl Innlolder in aald Torn, and Uy er-eetlr-tg a Libcrtyioie, ind by sevstrel votes there passed the flrnest attach-ment to the cause of liberty and a fired deterrnlnatlon todefend the prlvllege of Amoricans rith thelr lives endfortuneg. n
l{ote: Mr. Jo}rn Folsomrg Tavcnn raa located dlagonally acrossthe Exeter Road (present Pontsnouth Avenue) fnon the GneenlandMeetlnshouse on the site of the present largen buildlng,erected ln 1810. It Eeems llkely the Llberty Pole may havcbeen erected near the present clte of the Glzebo.
The Gneenland Comunity Cookbook
Ctri Rho has compiled a cookbook rhich encompelg€s the oldways rlth the new. Along with tntcreatlng Greenland Historyand nany helpfirl housebold hlnts, you wlll flnd oven 300exciting and deliclous neclpelli es old eg Jobnny Cake endIndian Pudding, and ag ner eB the quickest tlme-cavlng reclpes,all donated by Greanland cooka.
The book is entitled nThe Gneenlend Cormunity Cookbooknand is selling for $3.95 at the Street Faln and tlereaften byChi Rho members.
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Invitations have been gent to forrner r"esidents of Gneen-land to Jotn us and enJoy the Bicenterurlal Celebratl.on. Satur-day, June 26ttr, bas been deelgnated as 01d Eone Dey. Severaltown fanlLieg w111 be hrvlng fanlly r:eunlons at thls tlnrc,fu:pther higbllgbtlng Old Home Day.
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In colonial dayo, the earliest settlers came up thePiscatqua River lnto Gneat Bay on the lllnnlcut Rlvcn. A!Gneenland becane settled, lt becane nacossary to have a n111to grlnd- gnain, saw lumber', and w€8vc cloth. Phlllp Lenis ofGreenlarid, and fgeac Cole of Hanpton_r€re Srantcd the finstnil1 pnlvilege ln Greenland ln the 155Ors.
In 1756' at the Greenland Town Meeting, lt was noted thattrJohn Johnson and others nray bulld a n111 upon ths tJlnnlcutRlver against the town landlng place so-called' and Joln thelrdarn to the landlng plece, they glvlng secu:rity to dennlfy noperson in the parrish.tr Sirteen voted agalnst thls article atthe meeting.
John and tllnthrop Johnson erccted a dam and nlII callcdTlde mill and opsratch tt nnttl 1?85 when they sold 1t toReverend Sarnrel Mac0lintock.
Rev. llac0lintock, the Ravolutlonany Wan Chaplain' hadlost thnee song 1n the war, but had 12 chlldncn more to support.He hoped to euppJ.enent hie tncone of $300 a yean Ylth theoperatlon of Tlde li{l1I.- EliJeh Mangton bought the nil1 Ln 1795 for 2Oo. pounds.The propirty stayed in ttre l'larston fanily untlI 1851+ and townneco-rds-reflr to-nthe road to Manstonf g Mi1ltt rathen thanTide MilI Road.
The exact yean the rnllL burned is questionable. Accondingto records ln tB57' Martha D. Holmes, bougltt thls propertyffincludlng the gnlst rnill and pnivilege." In 1853, iust slryears later, Holmes conveyed the propenty to Albent -Hatchr -ina tne deed read ttafl th6se parcels above nentioned but withthe nenqins of the dam, mi.11, etc.tt Fron thls it appearsth; tiTfias destroyed'anouni civil tlar times; cinca 1860.
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Greenland Parade 1 775
Meny residents of Greenland mistakenly include all thearea frorn Portsnouth Avenue to the southerly end of Park Ave-nue when referning to the nPanade.tt
Actually the nParederr, the center of the townrs activities,during Revofutionary times and since, right up to today; con-sisted of the land made up by the triangle formed by the roadgfrom North Hampton to Portsmouth and to Exeter, and presentPortsmouth Avenue. There were four sets of buildings whichwith their fnontage, formed the trParade.'r
One of these uas the Congregational Meetinghouse, erectedin'l'756 and it is sti1l standing. The second building was theClark Tavern located a few nods south of the meetinghouse.This building sti1l stends and its present address is 22 PostRoad. The tavern served as a town hal1; storing records andhaving the town meetings thene. When the stage route betweenPortsmouth and Boston opened in 1761, Clarkrs Tavern was theofficial Gneenland stop. The third building wes the John FolsonTavern located on the present Portsmouth Avenue, opposlte theGezebo. This tavern became a meeting place for patniots ofGreenland and Eunrounding towns during Revolutionary times. Thefourth building wes the Picker:ing Hone at #1 Post Rd. It nolonger stands.
Many fanous people passed through the Greenland Parededuring Colonial- days. John Adarns, second United States President,wrote in his diar.y of ttoating his horse??and dining at ClarktsTavenn in '1770 on his way to visit his uncle, Rev. Joseph Adansin Newington, New Hanpshire. President George Washington visitedthe Parage in 1789 when he changed from stage to horseback onhis way to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. General LaFayette alsopassed through the Parade in 17Bl+ on a visit to the Portsmoutharea. These are only a few of the famous people who passedthrough the Parade via 01d Post Road in colonial times.
Veteranst Memonial Pank
The oval shaped lot of land encLosed by Pank Avenue andPost Road was dedicated as Veteranrs Memorial Park, MemorialDay, '1939. In colonial times, thi-s land was en open field.Todayts Park Avenue was the only highway from Portsmouth toNewburyport, via Greenland and North Hampton, having been laidout in 1553. It remained the only road to Boston from PortsnouthuntiL 182! when LaFayette Road wai constructed trc bypass theGreat Swamp. From 1882 until 1923, the area was used as a base-ball field by children of the town. Progness in these yearsbrought telephone and power.poJ.es and some trees to interfereand curtail the playing space, along with continous plans bythe townspeople to make a park there. In 1922t a piece of landbehind the Central- School was purchased fon a baseball diamond.From then on, trees and shrubs were set out in the park untilthe lot was dedicated in 1939. The bandstand, cannons, o1dF1agpo1e, and was memorials were eventually added. Since thenit has officially been recognized as Veteranrs Memorial park.
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Our Paul Revere Bell
In 1869, the Universalist Society in Newmarket offeredthe be]I of their church fon sale. This belt was cast atthe Revere Foundry about 1820, and was noted for the richnessof tone and the volurne of sound. A friend in Newmarket informedRev. J. F. Adams, Methodist pastor in Greenland, that the bellwas for sale. After consulting r"rith some of the leading mernbengof the Methodist Society, Rev. Adams went to Newmarket andobtained option on the bell for l5 hours.
The follouing paper was put in circulation: nWhereas thebell formerly on the Universalist Church in Newmarket andweighing 1!5! pounds, is offered for sale at a cost of $550and whereas, the belI is reponted to be of superior richnessof tone as relI as volume of sound, being easily distinguishedabove all othens at a distance of nany mi1es, we the subscnibensagree to pay the sums set against our narnes for the purpose ofpurchasing said be1l for the Methodist Episcopal Church inGreenland.It
The list of subscriptions begins with thet of Mn. Ra1,phHaIl for $100 end closes with that of Mary H. Clough.Rev. Adams paid $100 on Januany 26, 1869, and the balance theday following; and a feur days later, the bel1 was raised andhung in the belfry. When the church building was rernodeled in1871, the be1} was moved to its present position in the steepleof the building now known as the Greenland Panish House.
Gnccnland Gazebo
One of the landrnarks of Greenland is the Gazebo or summerhouse. Sines Frink was the owner of the tavern known as theGreenland House. Aften his death, his son Judge Frink impnovedthe buildings and grounds and made it into one of the showplaces of the town.
The Judge, being very civic minded, also iraproved theParade area in the triangle acnoss from his. home. He set outtrees, seeded the 1awn, set up settees and e flagpole andfinanced the meintenence of the area. He erected the finstGazebo in the 1B8Ots as nearly as cen be estinated. He wasnot satisfied with the finst stnuctune, non the second, andit was the thind effort which resulted in the existing Gazebo.However, this one had to be moved in 1902 a few feet south ofthe oniginal site to neke room for the electric can trackslaid that yean between Exeter and Portsmouth. The tracks wereremoved in 1915 after the railway folded.
With the death of Judge Frink in 1 905, the naintenanceof the Gazebo end surroundirig enea pessed to the town. TheStructure was neglected until recently when efforts by theBicentennial Gazebo Cornmittee have completely renovated theGazebo, and it now stends fon the people of Gneenland to enjoyas originelly planned by Judge Fnink.
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Bneakfast Hill Incident
There was in the late sixteenth and early seventeenthcentury, quite a village in the vicinity of Portsmouth Plainsand on ine roaa leading doun through Frenchmanrs Lane. French-mants Lane was the o1d noad which passed from the o1d pound atChristian Shore to the Plains along the track of the presentB&l{ Eastenn Railroad Lines. It was so nemed because of all theFrenchmen who carnped in the aree during their stay. They wenethe crehr of a French Fteet which anchoned in the harbor thatfa11.
This village was of such importance that a meetinghouseues erected a few rods eest of the Plains on the east side ofthe road. The dinect noed fnon the Creek to the Plains by theRowder House nas op€ned in 1792. Before that time, the onlyway of neaching the Plains was by passing thnough FnenchmenrsLane and Spinney Road to the Pound, then by the present illddleRoad.
The Plains, in the 19th centunyr Ltes the scene of manyhrartike demonstrations. Thene wene some scenes of sickness anddeath during those times; also the beat of the rnuffled drun andthe long militany pnocessions rlhich paid the last tribute atthe grave are not to be forgotten.
It was on June 26, 1696, that the Indians rnade thein wayto this spot after previously having raided upriver settlementsat Dover. The men fought the Indians with whateven inplenentscame neerest at hand, until they nere ovencone by the numbersof raiders and the contest was uselegs. The Indians overpoweredthen, burned their houses and inflicted personal cruelties oneveryone within reach.
When the news nas sent from the Plains to the Bank, thenane by which the cornmencial pant of Pontsmouth wes known,Captain Shackford rallied hls nilitary compeny and ordenedthern to pnoceed to a lange rock which wes then standing withlne quarter nile east of the Plains and uas ever after namedttvaloun Rockrr. The compeny was onganized at this spot andpnoceeded in pursuit of the Indians. they were caught up withabout four tniles distent fnon the Plains and discovered withtheir plunder and captives, the latter four prisoners beingplaced in a position to neceive the first effect of dischangeof guns should a nilitary force appear for attack.
However, the company ruehed in and nescued the fourpnisonens and retook the plunden, but the enemy escapedr hidin the suamp until dank and then escaped ln their cenoes.
ft was fnorn the cirqr.ustance of the Indians'and theircaptives being engaged in taking breakfast on the declevity ofthe hill near the bounds gf Greenland and Rye that the locatlonwas then and is still called Breakfast H111.
For many years, a bronze-!fifriifreidlied on a ledge atBreakfest Hi11, being placed there by a Womenrs Club of Rye.few years ago it wag stol€n.
In 1970r a rrBneakfast Hillrt sign and post wene erectedalong slde the highway atop Breakfast Hil1, but the slgn wasSoon stolen. It wag replaced and soon restolen.
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SPOTLIGHTS ON THE COUNTRY OF OREENLAND,
Oreenl.and is the largest island in the world, approximately8491000 square miles. The terrain is extremely rnountainous withmany peaks in the six to nine thousand foot range. As to 8eo-logy and geognaphy, Gneenland appears to belong fu11y to thecontinent of North Amer'lca.
The population is nainly Eskimo. Eskimos are difficultto define. Discovered in Bnazil a hundred yeers agor thisrace was found to have wide extensions in the new world. TheEskimos brought with then the cultune based upon hunting themenmals of the sea, and we should admire these people for theirability to Live under extreme artic conditions.
Tnade ln Gneenland was based on e monopoly, partly becauseof the type of trade existing in E\rope during the 1/th and 18thcenturies. Menchandise offered to the Greenlanders was mainlythings to be useb in the execution of thein work such as weaponsand ammunitionr tools and fishing equipment.
In addition to trade and missionary work, an educationpnogran for Greenlanders has been established. These develop-rnents have helped to make Greenlanders nealize that theirnationality and individuality, and have enabled then to takepart i-n the leadenship of the Gneenland conrmunity.
Fnorn 1 923 to present day, a numben of bold explorers havetraveled and mapped Gneenland. Fron 1f21 until the end of the19th century, there was little Danish nilitary activity inGneenlend. Along with the gnouing use of lerge Greenlandicfishing banks, the demands of inspection and naval protectionhave incneased.
The fi.rst U.S. diplomatic nepresentative to Greenlandwas James K. Penfield. He sailed wlth the U.S.C.G. CutterItComanchett in May 'l 9[0. In July, the vessel trCampbellrr landedwith a shipnent of guns, anmunition and othen equipment fondefenses.
On the basis of research done by South Greenland SunveyExpedition and Task Fonce II, the U.S.A. decided to begin theUu-ilaing of air bases at Nerssareeereg end SonileEtnom in Mayof 191+1. After the end of Wo:rld War 1I, the Anerican forcesreraained in Greenland unden the commend of the U.S. Arny AlrForce and the U.S. Navy. In 1950, Sondestnom had been takenover the Denmank which had stetioned a sraal1 fonce thene tokeep the base open as en emergency ainport. On April 27 t 1951,America and Denmark made en agneement on the defense ofGreenland.
Canada began the foundation of Alent and Euneka while theU.S.A., after negotiations with Denmark, stanted eEtablishmentof Thule Air Base.
Sondestrom was onLy an alternate landing base en routeto Thule, thenefore only a couple of L1B liaison eircr.eft uerestationed there. Stationed at Thule wene jet fighter lnter-ceptors research and negcue alrcneft and helicopters.
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Old Homes in Greenland
1. Berrv Homestead - Breakfast HiIl Road. This house wasoccupieb in 1?76 by Thomas Berny, Jr., a descendant of Williamii"r' who wes |ne iirst settler in Rye in 15J2. Erected circa1735-by Thomes Benry, the pnesent house sti1l bears theoriginit clapboards, nrought nails and some of the glass inthe attic windows, although there are some modern changesincluding the stone piazza and bay windon. The present owneris Doctor Emer Sewell, the eighth generation to reside there.His daughterr Janet, is the eunrent resident and representsthe ninth generation to live there and the twelth genefationto live in-the New Hampshire seacoast area since 1 611 . "
2. Simeon Dearborn House - Post Road. In '1776, this was thesite of the home of Simeon Dearborn. Upon his death, his heirsdisposed of th€ property to Sineon Norton. They owned the houseuntil 181[ during which time e tanning house was included. Thepresent ounen is Joseph Greene.
3. Sarnuel Dearbonn Homestead - Post Road. In 1776t thls wasthe home of Samuel Deanbonn who had probably erected j-t a fewyeens earlier. It is believed the exterior is nuch the sanebut the intenior hes been altened considerably. The originalhouse is believed to be only half the size of the present house.It has been the home of Mn. end Mrs. John Ireland since 1899.
l+. Johnethan Bayley Home - Post Road and Downes Avenue. Thi.sIittle home was occupied in '1776 by tavernkeeper JohnathanBayley. Later his son, John, also an innkeeper lived thenenhene he operated his inn on6 hundred yards nonth of what isnow the Bar"nes Homestead. Present owner is Donald LaBranchewho purchased the property in 1968.
!. Thornas Ayers Homestead - Parke Avenue. This hornestead wasenected cinca 1737. In 1776, resident fanmen Deacon Semuelwas the onner. Additional property ras purchased over theyeans. The pnesent ownen ig Attonney David Engel. There isnuch less land today than wlth the original property but thehouse end outbuildings have continued as one of the moreattractive places among Gneenland homes.
5. Bayley Tevern. This houae r.as used by the Bayley farnily asa tavenn in 1765. I'Iho built the trouse is unclear as is the dateof e:rection. Johnathan Bayley operated a public house Ln 1776.Aften hj.s deeth in 1809, his son John continued,the businessuntil hig death in t8[0. Membens of the Pickenlng familycontinued the businesg fon a few yeers. The bann, stablesand outbuildings are long gone but the house remaing with theinside considerably altered oven the yeens by various owners.The present house ls believed to actually be two houses with asix foot eddition in the nriddle. The house contains a centershinney. Tbe pnesent owner ls Mr. Paul Barnes. When Mr. Barnesnemoved some penellng in the fnont pant of the house uhich j-sthe oldest pant, the date tr1690n sal found. *
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?. Eleajar Cate - Pontsmouth Avenue and Ocean Road. This housewas owned by Eleajar Cate in 1776 who operated the grist mi1Ion Champerlroune Creek. It is believed the present house is theoriginal building but renovated by subsequent owners. The pre-sent ownen is Clifton Foss.
B. Pickering Homestead. This old house is all that is left ofthe once large Pi-ckering Estate. When renovated a few yearsago, the neme ttEnoch Clark?t was discovered on timbens nith thed;te 1767. It is 1ikely that tetillian Pickering was llle 1116resident. This is evidently the second house on this site.The originel house and outbuildings burned in 1826. The lastPickening owner nas Mr. and Mrs. Willian (Pickening) Odel1.After his death in'1927, the property was sold and carved up soonly a small piece of the original nemains. The pnesent owneris Donald Arsenault.
9. John Folsom Tavern. Owner of the house in 1776 nas JohnFolsom who probably erected the building in E}:'e 175Ars and rena tavern there for twenty years. There were several owners inthe 1/00rs end 180ors. The pnesent much langen building waserected in tBtO by George llilton. It is believed by some theoriginal^small building was incorponated into the new largerone in 1U10. The new building was leased annually as a tavernfor over half a century, the last operator being Simes Frink,host of the rtGreenland House" until his death in 1856. His sonJudge John Frink, funther impnoved the buildings and grounds tomake the home and surnoundings the most attnactive in town.The outbuildings uere removed a few yeers ago due to gradualdeterioration. The present owner is Dr. Ernegt DrAngelo, whohas nestoned the o1d building to much of its formen ettractive-ness aften mone than a half centuny of neglect.
10. Clarke Tavern Pnoperty. This homestead, on the Parade, afew rods south of the Congnegationel Chunch, was the site of theresidence of Henny C1arke, who noved from Newbury, Mass., in1727. His son, Enoch Clarke, was the ope:raton of a tavenn inthis building in 1750. The Clanke farnily nan the business untit1782, when it was leased to John Weeks who nan it under theItsign of Sa1utation.il Enoch Clarke was the 17?6 owner.Truworthy Dearborn purchased the propenty 1n 1795 trom EnochClarke and ran the tavern on the site until 18'12. It was hewho erected the pnesent bulldings anound the sna1l originalClarke-house Tavern. The present owner is Captain SigmundWroblewshi, U.S.N.r, Retined.
1'1. George How House. This house a few nods west of the Congre-gational Church is now the nesidence of the lrJebster Kohlasefanily. 01ive and George How wene the 1776 residents. ReverendMathew Newhall purchased the land and buildings in t8/11. Headded to both the land and buildings before Dn. U. Junkinspurchased the plece in 1875. It was his home and office until1891 when e disastrous fire burned down the carniage house, bannand outbuildings, but the house was saved. The entlre WilliarnBennett homesteed next door caught frorn the carriage house endwas destroyed including a lange caniage and sleigh manufactony.The neerby church steeple was ignited but extinguished with onlyminon dameg€. A newspapen anticle of the day, December '15, 1891,stated that over'l2OO people visited the r.uins during the follow-
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12. Samuel Haines House. This house which stands on the originalroad to Exeten, now pert of Tide MiI1 Roadr is believed by thepresent ownens, the James Nelson farnily, to have been erectedcinca 1550. This belief is based on findings in the HainesrandClarkers genealogies together with state records and deeds.In 1652, Deecon Samuel Haines rnoved into the house it took himtwo years to build. After his death in t682, his son SamuefHaines inherited the pnoperty. It was he who built a garrison(fort) whene he l-ived in 1685 at the outbreak of King WilliamrsWan. In 1589, Metthias became owner upon the death of his father.Matthiasr son Samuel lived in the rrold homesteadrr for fiftyyeers from 1716 to 1/56, inheriting it in 1745 when Matthiasdied. Innkeeper Enoch Clarke bought the farm in 1766, after ithad been in the Heines family for over one hundned yeens. Itremained in the Clanke fanily until Nathaniel Chapnan bought thefarm in 1868. He sold the farm to John 0. Lord ii 1892. -Itremained in the Lond family until 1935 when the present owners,Jemes !.i. and Anna M. -[elson punchased the farm from John Lordsthree granddaughters. "
13. Lowen Parsonage - Reverend Willian A1len. In 1706, Green-land was set off as a seperate parish and a chunch congnegationuas orgai.nzed. So lt was in 1705 the parj.shioners of Greenl,andconstnucted a house laten called the lower pansonage to enticeyoung Reverend William A1len, fron Harvard, who was the firstperson to live in the house. A11 parish meetings were held inthis parsonage until the church was built. This house remaineda personage until the totn sold the parsonage and land to pri-vate owners in 1829. In'l95ot the house underwent a nestorationproject unden the dj.rection of contnactor Reginald Trafton. TheColonel- and Mrs. Redfond Rand punchaged the o1d home in 1951."
'll+. Weeks Brisk House. This ol.d brick house has been boasted offor centuries as the oldest such constnuction in New Hanpshineneportedly erected in 1618, by the father of Leonard Weei<s.There is no evidence that he wes even on this side of the oceanand Leonard hinself was only five years old in i638. The landthe houge is located on, walr laid out for Leonand in 1629.Such historians as And:rew Haines and Jacob Chapnan both havesettled on a date of enection b€tween 1J10 and iJ12, probablyby Captain Samuel Weeks, son of Leonand. The owner in tZ?5 wasUi11i.an l{eekg. The house uas in the farnily fo:r ten generationsuntll sold in 1958. After a period of sevin yeans, Che houseand two acnes of land was purchased in 1975 bv a wieks familyCorponation to neclain the property and [opefully to restoreand maintain it as a tounist attraction.-'
1!. Ichabod Weeks House: Lewis Heines ras the propr"ietor of ahouse on thls site in 11J6, diagonally across the iixeter Roadfronr the lJeeks Brlck house. rt is believed that rchabod erectedthe house a few yeetrs eanlien befone selling it to Haines. Asfar as can be deterrnined, the bullding still gtanding on the siteis the o:rigina1, with some alteretions over the past-tlro c€D-turies-, mostly_ internal. l{alter l{eeks rnaintainei a tannery andshoe shop on the propenty betwee'n 1805 and 1828 and 1ater i
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16. David Simpson House. David Simpson was the first ownen ofthis house beiieved to have been built shortly before theRevolution. It is located on the easterly side of WinnicutRoad about one nile south of the road to Exeten. Simpson andhis son ran a grist miIl on the winnicut which ran through theirproperty durin[ the late lBth century and early 19th^centurytsefiing-the eniire homestead to Amos Davis about 1ts30. FrenkHughes-became the owner in 1899 with the grist mi1l long goneby that ti.me. His daughten, Kathenine, has recently sold then6use and some of the iurnounding land to Attorney Robert Steukwho is restoning some of the parts of the o1d house and modern-irirrg others. .fhene is a slave room in this o1d house and it isbeliEved the oinens at one time winter€d in the south andsurnnerea here in the north. while Attorney steuk was restoringthe house halfway up the north side of the clapboard-on th€sheathing, under th-e clapboard he found that David Sinpson hadcarved hfi nane and an outline of buildings believed to be thetown of Greenland ebout 1770. He also believes the propertywas originally in the $eeks family and punchased byDavid sinpson in 1767."
1?. William Simpson House. In 1772, Willian and Sarah Si.mpsonpurchased thirty acres on the westenly side of Winnicut ni11sto Greenland Roid. This land was directly across the countnyroad from the David Simpson homestead and it is believed thatthe William Simpsonrs built the house that still stands thenesoon after 1772. Leten ouners were Clement Weeks, Abnen Haines,Jemes Brackett and others. The large bann burned down in 1872while ouned by Brackett. The pnesent resident olrner isVl"fuin Nourse, whose father purchased the homegtead in 1928.
18. Lewis Haines House. This house was erected according tohistony in 1?60 and a plaque attached to the front so stetes.It has-been called the Dn. Ichabod weeks house as it was he nhoowned the place with neanly 100 ecres in 1776. Howeven, he hadpurchased the land and buildings in 1775 from.Lewis Haines whoiras probably the builde:r. The homestead remeined in the Weeksfarniiy until the desth of Dr. Rufus Weeks a few yealrs ago. lhepresent ownen is Roger Casrtell. The house has thinteen roomsind has a center chirnney. It contains eight fireplaces, a1l ofwhich the present ownen had re-opened. In the kitchenr when thefireplace was opened an oven was found, the construction of whichindicated the house wes erected much ea:rlien than pneviouslyassumed. Also during the renovating, a hiding place langeenough for ten people was found. It is Roger Caswell who hasgiven t9 the toin of Greenland land for a ball park and tenniscourt s.
19. Thomes Wibird House. Tbis property atop of what is nowknown as Liberty Hil1, is difficult to date for enection of theoriginal house. Fnom Deeds that have leqn {ggl4, Tlornas WibirdappEars to have been the owner in the late 1/O0rs, followedtater by other Portsmouth rnerchants by the names of Penhallon
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and Austin. The original house was of only one story, thesecond being added by John Gookin around 1Bo0 along with anaddition. When Gookin punchased the 180 acne fanm, includedwas one hall of a wallpew in Greenland neetinghouse on thelowen fl-oor in the southwest conner of said meetinghouse whichwas formerly known by the name of rrWibird Pewrr. Mns. Gooki.nhras a granddaughten of Parson MacClintock. The originalentrance to this farm was from Winnicut Road. After beingpurchased by Dr. George Odell in 1857, a night of way waspurchased for an entrance off Exeter Road. The fanm was purchasedin 1929 by Hanold Henson. His granddaughter, Helen Street Tapleyis the resident ouner.
20. Samuel Hetch Tavern. This house at the conner of Willow-brook Avenue and Exeter Road wes originally in Stratham andowned by Jonathan Barker in 1776. Samuel Hatch purchased it in1785 and from then untit'1840 he'operated a tavern thene.Later, others accumulated additional land to make a total ofover one hundred ecres. In 1B!8, the town line between Gtreen-land and Strathan was moved and this propenty along part of thepnesent Merrill Farn and Liberty Hill Farm beceme part ofGreenland. It was Hatch who layed out Willowbnook Avenue in1796 across his land to join thetrnew road 1ate1y opened byStnathantr. (LovettRoad) The old tavern outbuildings haveall been razed over the years and the house has been remodeledseveral tines to l-ook 1itt1e like that ot '1776. Ivluch of theland has been sold and houses built theneon. The pr"esent owneni.s Williarn Bothwe11.
21. Jonathan A1len House. This homestead at the cor"ner ofGreat Bay Road and Portsmouth Avenue lras the farm of Jonathanin'1776 and he probably er"ected the house circa 1750. Theunfortunate Allen was declared noh compos mdntis in 1/81,r andDn. Ichabod Weeks was appointed his guandian. The estate wasbroken up and sold to pay Allenrs expenses and the house andadjacent land was purchased in 1B0O by Brackett Weeks whooperated a tavenn in the bullding until 1814. The house todayis much larger than the oniginal but the original tap roomremains rnrch as it was when travelers were ententained therein the eanly 1BOOrs. The present house sets on a diffenentfoundation at a somewhet diffenent angle fron the first locatj.on.The farrn was sold in 1975 to Jarnes Kroitzh, who is again workingthe farm and apple trees. He is restoring the house.
22. Lieutenant Joshua Brackett House. This little house isbeLieved to be one of the oldest in Greenl,and, erected circa1727 by Lt. Bnackett. In 1776, it was the homestead ofEsq. George Brackett, who gave. so much to the town during hislifetime, including the erection of Brackett Acaderny in 1825.Tle lange farm nemained in the Brackett farnily until 1910 andsince then there have been several owners witir eech one disposingof part of the estate on both sides of Greet Bay Road. The- houseis now the home of Mrs. Prindle, and nas at one tirne altowed tobecome rundown, but has been fu11y restoned by the lateColonel George PrindLe who purchased it in 191+2.
21. Edward Avery House. This honestead at the connen of GreatBay Road end the noad to Bayside Depot was sold in 1?29 byEdward Aveny to Benjani.n Macrees. After the Macrees, several
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2{. Thonas Brackett House. Anthony Bnackett came to this coun-try fnom England in 1532 and after living in pontsmouth aurhile,settled at Sandy Beach in Greenland, neer the Stnathan 1ine.The present house is believed to have been erected circa 1J2l.Thomas Brackett was.the 1725 ownen, gnandson of Anthony. Laterowners were the Robinsons and the Littlefields, with Rosal_ieLittlefield Hatch the resident owner at her death in1-79U. Herdaughter-in-1aw, Mrs. Fnancis Hatch is pnesent owner.
25. Joshua Weeks House. This old house on the shore of GneatBay,was probebly built in the early jTOOrs. Captain JoshuaWeeks, the fourth son of Leonard Weeks, rres born in 1 5ll.r,married confort Hubbard in 1699 and e genealogist accounts thathe resided at Bayside end had ten childnen boin there. vaniousdeeds of land and buildings from samuel King to John and Joshuaweeks have been necorded. These are descnLbed as being west ofMertinrs Bnook which is much beyond the westerly boundiny ofthe pnesent weeksr propenty. willian Richand weeks, the presentowner is the seventh genenation living on the property which hascontinually been held by a ueeks. The house wls taary damagedby fire a few years ago-and has not yet been completeiy negfored9y its owners. Tl:e 1776 opnen was Mijon Williarn Weeks, aRevolutionary War soldien.^
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday. June 2<. 1975
Tour of OId Homes - Meet atGazebo.
Bicentennial film et theGreenland 0entrel School
Presentation of Awards toWinners of the BicentennialEssay Contest at the WeeksPublic LibrarY
Chicken Banbeeue at theGreenlend Central School
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Seturday. June 25. 1975
Dedlcatlon of l{en FlagPole andthe Llberty Tree at VetenenrsPerk
Stneet Fair at Vetenans Park
History Lecture at theGreenland Central School
Auction of Commemonative Medalsat the Gneenlend Cent:ral School
Display of Historic Mernorabiliaat the t{oeks Public LibrarY
Noon Meal at the Parish House
Musket Shoot at the Fish andGame Gnounds
Do]l Carrlage, Bicycle andTricycle Panade on tbe ttParaderr
Youth Activities bchind theGreenland Central Schoof
Blcentennial flIn at theGreenland Central SchooL
Costurne Ball at the PortsmouthCountry CIub
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Churches
The first church built i.n Greenland was erected on thenortheest cornen of Hil.lside Cernetery, pnesent cornen ofCemetery Lane and Pontsmouth Avenue. The church was charteredln 1703 and the building completed in 1706. this chunch bur.neddown tn 1750. The site was then used to build a school on.
The second church built in Gneenland is the pnesentG:reenland Comnunity Church. It was bulLt by the Congregation-alists in 1756. Both the intenion and the extenior [ave beeneltered sevenal times over the yeers.
The Finst Methodlst meetinghoune ues erected in Greenrendin t8t5. This nas the thir:d chirch to be built, IC waslocated on the south _s_i$9 of present pontsnouth Av-nue,lpposite the present_Village Store. It bunned down in'1935.The Metbodists rebuilt thein church ln l,terch, 1835.This buildinc gtoeg only one year befori Uuining down in1832. The Merhodfstg then uiea iir6-enacreil-A;;e;;;'on posrRoad as t}:1r place of worshlp.
building isIn 1837, the Methodistg i.ebuilt thein church. Thlsing ig the pnesent Gneenlandl Pan{sh Harrca an Daar Dp t Gneenlancl Panlsh House on post Road.
P:_I:!lgii:!: ::"lhipped thene untit'"'ei"i-rilt- ;;; pnesentCongregational Church.
Parsonages
_ - Thg. flnst.perlronege wag bullt circe .l/06 on Tide ltill_Road. rt was then-on1y half the present "i"e;-irr"-rio"u to theleft of the fnont doon-wene edded-in the i6tois---Miiy artena-tions have been mede^over_the years. rt is-fnes""tiv'the homeof Co1. end Mns. Redford Rand.-
- Tlte present Congnegational Chu:rch panaonage was bullt 1nthe 18[!ro.by Jarnes^Fac[er. tte soid it' t;-ih;'contiegatronargl',.r'gh soci_etv in r85z. rr 1c roceted at ra2 i";i-E;;a opposltethe Parlsh House.
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Earlev Ministens Buried in Gneenland
1. Rev. Willian Al1en: First pastor of the First Church inGreenland. Rev. Allen ras born in Boston, Massachusetts, in1676. He graduated fron Harvard College in 1703 and was on-dained here in Greenland in 1707. He wes the active pastoruntil Novemben 1lli6i, remained as senior ninisten with hj.scolleague, Rev. Samuel Mac0lintock, until his death in Septemben'17 60.
2. Rev. Samuel MacOlintock: Second pastor of the CongregationalChunch of Greenlend. Rev. MacClintock wes born in Medfond,Magsachusetts, in 1J12. He attended the College of New Jerseyand wes ordained in Gneenland in Septemben, '1755, while acolleague of Rev. A11en. He became pastor on Rev. Alfentsdeath in 1750. Rev. MecClintock served as chaplain of StenktsRegiment at the.Battle of Bunker Hi]1. He died on Apnil 27,180[, and is bunied in Hitlside Cemetery.
3. Rev. James Anmstnong Neal: Third paston of the OneenlandCongregational Church. Rev. Neal was born :.n 1774. Withoutactuel college education, but because of his lltenary know-ledge being so outstandi,ng, he wag awanded an M.A. degree fnomDickenson College in 1802. He uas ordained in May, 1802, lnGreenland. He died at age 34 in July, 1808. He is buried inH111e1de Ceneteny.
4. Rev. Ephrain Abbott: Fourth pastor of the Gneenland Con-gregetionel Chunch. Senved Greenland between 1808 end 1849.Hig father-ln-lewr Rev. Eliphalet Pearson, L.L.D., wes epnofeason at Andoven Theological Seminary. After Rev. Peensonresigned his professorship, he lived with Rev. and Mrs. Abbott.Rev. Peanson is bunied in Hillside Cemetery and hls grave isprotected by an i.ron plcket fence.
5. Rev. Samuel Wallace Clenk: Fifth paston of Greenland Con-gregational Chunch. Rev. Clank gnaduated from Dartnouth Collegein 1023 and finished his theological studies at Andover Theolo-gicai- Semlnary ln 1827. He was ordained in Gneenland in August,1829. Rev. Clark was considened an affectlonate, falthful indwell-loved pastor until his death in August, 18[/.5. Rev. Edwin Holt: Sixth pastor of Greenland CongregationelChurch. Rev. Holt graduated frorn Columbia College in Auguet,1821, and etudied theology at the Seminary in Auburn. He uasinstalled as pestor in Greenland in Manch 18[8. Beceuse ofpoon health, he was granted disnission in Januany 1811.Rev. Holt died in July, 18fl1, in Evensville, Indiena.
J. Rev. Edward Robie, D.D.: Seventtr pastor of GreenlandCongregational Chunch. Rev. Robie greduated fnom BowdoinCollege in lU\O and Andover Theological Seminany in 1811J.After teaching at Gorham, Maine, and at Andover, he was ordainedin Greenland in February, 18!2. Rev. Robie died in September,1917, at the age of 96 yeers. IIe was considered by his parish-loners to be the life and soul of hig flock, end en lnspi:rationto the gene:rations anound hlm. Rev. Robie preached every
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Sunday up to the time of his death. He is buried in Hill-side Cemetery. Rev. Robie was the last Congregational ministerto be buried in Greenland.
8. Rev. Thomas Jameson: Rev. Jameson was ordained in July, 1870.He was deslgnated ttMinister without chargett in the GreenlendCongregational Church fon the yeans 1870, 1871, end 18?2. Heassisted Rev. Robie. He was buried on his death in the Robie1ot.
9r Rev. Alfred Medcalf: Metbodist pastor in Greenland from1817-1835. Rev. Medcalf led the building of the MethodistMeetinghouse, the present Parlsh House, after the finst twoMethodist ctrurches bunned. In 1837 he was transferued by theMethodist Conference to an Exeten church. He died shortlyafter thet tnansfer. He is buried in Hillside Cenetery.
'lO. Rev. Metthew NewhelL: Rev. Newhal.l uag neceived into theMethodlst Church in Lynn, Masgachusetts, in '182A. In 1821+,he was licensed to exhont and ln 1825, to pneach. Rev. liewhallserved Gneenland Methodlsts from 181+2-1843. He spent hisnetirement yeatrs in Gr.eenland and on his deeth, in May i8J!,was bunied in Hillside Cemetery.
11. Rev. John F. Adams: Rev. Adans was born in Stnatham, N.H.,in May, 1790. He joined the New Brgland Conference of MethodistEpiscopal Churches in 1812. His appointnents between 18i2 and1611/ uene many and vanied, covenlng the anea between Boston,Massachusetts, the entire New Hampshire District, St. Johnsbuny,Vermont; and Livermore Cincuit, Maine. fn 18lf], he was grantedt'superannuated neletionfr ln which he continuea unt:.t he died athis hone in Gneenland in June, 1881, at the age of 91 yeans. Heig buried in the Hillgide Cemeteny.
12. Rev. Joseph Augustus Adems: He is the eon of Rev. JohnAdame. He received the best education that the MethodistConference had !o offer. Rev. Adams joined the New EnglandConference in 18115 and filled several-anea appointmenti.He died at age 42 end is buried beside his flthen in HillsideCenetery.
'l 3. Rev. John A. Medcalf Chaprnan, D.D.l Born in Greenland inAugust, '1829. He was educated in Greenland schools, HamptonAcademy and Colby Co1lege, and the Blble Institute at Concond,New Hampshire. Rev. Chaprnan gerved many churches tncludingSt. Johnrs in Bnookllm, New Yonk, St. Paulrs 1n New york City,and Pank Avenue end Arch Street churches ln phlIedelphia,Pennsylvania. Rev. Chapman gerved also as chaplain fon theHouse of Representatives of Massachugetts. 0n netirlngr hepunchased his boyhood home in Gneenland, the pnesent horne ofG. ilewton Ueeks on Newington Road. Rev. Chapman died tnSeptember, 19Q5, at J6 yeans of age. He wae buried in HiUsideCenetery.
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th. Rev.-Charles E. 8aII, D.D.: Rev. Eall reg a nati've of?ennsylvania. t{hlle a clergxrnan tn somensworth, ltew Hampsbine,he net end mannled Josephine ileeks of Greenlend. At one- tine -
Rev. Ilall_ owned pnoperty at the corner of Tuttle Lane andPortsmouth Avenue. on hls death he was buried ln HilrgideCemetery.
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Gneenland Schools
one of the fingt schools in Gneenland was authorlzed at thefZgl iown meeting. It nas located on the northeast corner of theUpp6n parsonage near Post Road. Sone of the nonths when not inrr-"i fo" gchool purpostes, a town pauper wes ellow€d to live there.
On Poet RoLd near Breakfast H111 Road, a bullding raserected ln 1850 end used as Dlstrict scttool until'1903 whenschools were consolldated in the center of town. Laten it wessold and conv€nted into a house by the Moodyrs.
Mns. Brewgter told of school being held when she wasgnowing up in private houses. She attended clagses in thef,ouse 6f i{ns. ilersey on Bneakfast Hill Road, Just east of presentl-95, Ln the 1B3O|E. Mrg. Brewgter aLso taught gchool for awhlli ln a trouse on Post Road located Just south of p:resentDownE Av€nue.
Brackett Academy uaE onected ln 18e\ wntcn openated as ahlgh school unden a Loand of trugtees. Fnom then-untll 1877it-wag run 1n town by tnusteeg and then by vanlous conpetentteachens under lease, untll the town took oven the building ln1879. From then unttl 1903, a hlgh achool for the tonn wag lnoperatlon unden verious teachers. That year the hlgh ochoolpupils started to ettend at Pontgmouth and the Academy buildingbebame the town grenmer gchool. The building bu:rned dorn ln'1919 end was nebiitt the next year to house i1l gnades 1 - 8.Again it burned down in '1924 and uas rebullt inmediately. Thepresent buildlng is a result of gevenaL addltlona ov€n lnter-vening Jrears. It ls known as the Greenland Central Schoof.
A brick school wag enected in 181+7 rith rnoney equallyprovided by the town and Joshua H. Pierce. It continued as aprimary school until the Central Schoo1 was erected ln 1920.ft is now occupied by Greenland Veterants Association but willnevert to the town if on when no longer i.n use by them. Thebuilding is located on the corner of Route '101 and old Ports-mouth Avenue.
The first school to be erected ln the Bayslde distnictwag sometime previous to 1764 uhen Wll1iam Ueeks receivedtuenty-3even poundsr ten shillings for the lot. The one acresite ras enclosed by a stone wallr still plainly visible onthe cornen of Stnatham Lane and Great Bay Road. The oldschool building rras sold to Ugene OfKeefe of Greenland ia1853, and he moved it to tlinnicut Road.
A second llestern District school rag enected after thetown was redlstrlcted in 1B[J, probably ln 1BliB. It is 1o-cated on Greet Bay Road. on Johnson property near where the oldnoad acnoss fnom Does Hill Jolned Great Bay Road about 5OOyands off present Route 101. Ttris school wag discontlnuedwhen the combinetion ln the centen of torn ras accompllshed lnt9O3 and the building sold to George Bsrny who moved 1t to hlshome on Post Road. It bunned along with the nest of tho Benryhone about 1930.
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Greenland School Teachens
Little is known about Gneenland School Teachens prion toI 704. The dates listed indicate the years aerved by eachlndividual.
171+2 - Joseph Freeze nccelved tffifteen pounds in moneyfor keeping school." In 171+3, school wag held in the Meeting-house which was located by the pnesent Hillside Cemetery.
1756 - John tllngate, a North Hanpton natlve and a Harvardgraduate, tauglrt school.
1757-1759 - Thonaa odiolne was a Greenland native with adeeply neligious backgnound, who graduated fnom llarvard,leanned the mencantile trede and wes algo a selectman of ourtown.
1759 - John Pickening answered an ad ln the Ner HampshireGazette that read, trany penson quallfled to keep the ParighSchool in said Gneenland, may hean of good encouragement byapplying to the Selectnen of sald town.tl
1759-1760 - Benjarnln Hobbs taught fon three rnonths ineach year, and laten went to nee on a brig which failed toreturn to pont and the entire crew was 1ost.
1759 - John Panny was one of several educated Irishraenwho came to the colonies befone the Revolution and adoptedteaching as their professlon.
1760 - Hercules Mooney also came fnom Ireland. He re-ceivod 59 pounds and 1O shillings for teaching school. He nasa Captain in the Crown Point Expedition, and senved as aColonel in the Continental Arrny at Ticondenoga.
1760 - Ab1el Fosten taught duning the sumner end leterbecame a paotor in Canterbury, New Hampshire. He served in theContlnental Congress for 1 3 yeerlr from Cantentnrny.
't76O : Simeon Deerborn was paid tffor keeping school fonsix weeks, tt and fon work done on tbe schooltroirsel
'l?62 - Richard Coughlan weg another Inish inmigrant rhowas algo a Revolutioneny hero yho distinguiehed hinielf atBunker Hi1l. Also in 17?9, he was listed as nExpresg Ridernfo:r Genenal Stark.
1763 - Michael Sutton was another Irish lrnmignant rhofougbt_in_th9^Rgvolutionary lfan as a memb€:r' of the CantenburyTnein Band which nes at Bunken Elll. Uhile teaching hene, hisboand wa8 paid by George Brackett of Baysldc.
1763 - Sarmrel Porter nes e garvard graduate end a Loyalj.styhose political viens caused hin tnouble. He origlnated iheletter of salen Loyalists welcoming General Gager-which resultedln the loas of rmrch of hls legal businegs 1n sirira, New Hampehire.
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'1763-1764 - William Weeks taught school at Bayside, wherehe was born and ralsed on the o1d weeks homestead. He was ai"rai"g cltizen of Greenland. Some of his offices wer€ Select-rnan, OEtegate to Provinclal Congress- !" 17!\r -Conmittee ofsar6tv auiins the war, General Assembly 1779-1761' and llewHampsf,ire Congtitutional Convention in'177U.
1?65 ancl 1766 - Jenerny Belknap was a Harvard graduate whowas destined to become a most famous clerglrman, educator andhistonian. In 1765, he moved to Gneenland, and most of thistirne he senved as a tutor fon the children of Major l{eeks, alongwith other school duties. In 1767t he mov€d to Doven, N. H.,and became a paston. His rtHistony of New Earnpshinen appearedin 1789 and the other tro ln 1791 and 1792. He was a foundenof the Massachusetts Higtonical Society.
'1765 - Stephen Chase was e Hervand graduate who taught forone yeer in Greenland. After Greenland, he settled in Nercastfeas a merqlrent, and laten in Portsnouth. His hone on the cornerof Court and Uashington Streets ltas the firgt Chage Home forchildren.
176?-1768 - Sarmrel Hele was a Loyalist graduate of Harvendwho wag hung in effigy while a student because of his polltlca1vj.ews. Drrlng the wan, he worked ln New York as a DeputyCornmissione:r of Pnlsoners. l{hile thus occupied, he ltes ca1ledin to see e suspected spy captuned while cannying of all things,a Yale diploma made out to Nathan Ha1e.
The Newbunyport Essex Journel ot 1777 seid that tr[athanHale would have been acquitted had not his affectionate andgrateful cousin Sarauel appeared and mede oath that he was aCaptei.n'in the Continental Army, and that he was in thene as aspy ln consequence of whlch he was lnnedlateLy hung up.tr
1769, 'lffO and 1?71 - Sanmel Parker wes a Hanvand graduatewho served as a teacher, tonn attorney and occasional pneacher.He was an excellent pennan, and anong town reconds, .thosewrltten by Parker are emong the most clearly wnitten. An er-celLent diary for the yean 1Jl1 stlLl exlsts in fine condltiontoday. In rnentloning hls teachlng he teUs of rrno school onFebnrary 19thtt becauge rrout of woodrr; on Decemben $l}n, ra snowstorm, 5 boys only at schoolrr, and a Great Raln Storm on Dlarch1?, '177'ln, Greenland Bnldge carnied auaytr.
1771+-1775 = Ceptain John Eeven nes e Hervend graduate. Heuas elso a SeLectman of Gneenland, and servsd as a Captain inthe Continental Arlmy.
1?74-1788 - Clement lteeks was e Harvand graduate whotauglrt in GreenLand, end elso did the writing of tonn paperswhlch had to be hand written. The papers sonsisted of rannants,rates and poIIs, and tax bllls. His bnother, l{ll1iam, wrotesone very intenesting lettens to hln concenning the wlnten atValley Fonge.
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1776-1779 - Ebensz€r llanning appears to have beeh a gatlg-fectory teactrer slncc the selectm€n gavo him a bonus of 6 poundato help offset thq cogt of lnfletion. A group of Beyslde -rssldcnts stanted a petltlon, horeyer, to trlre theln osn school-nasten. They favored the hiring of Clenent lfeeke, theh netivelono Thc rlgrrerr lncluded I tleeks, 2 Bracketts, e Ceto, a Goas,a Kennlson and a lleloon.
1781-1783 - Nathanlel lleene wag the son of ileehech llearer.the Prestdent of Ner llanpshire dunlng the Revolutlon. NathanlelIlke nany othere, also dld rrltl.ng fon the toun.
It nay be noted that all the fonegolng teaohens have beenmalet. Pontsmouttr necondr show that it ras 1815 b€fore fenralegrene allored to attend public school th€ne. This could nellhave been ths crse in Greenland. The flrst fernele teachen lnGreenland ras 1r1 1820.
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In the years 1951+-55' it became clean the U.S.A. wasln poasession of en effective peece-presenving power in itsstrltegic bomber forceg. The Commander-in-Chief of SAC,succeeded ln convincing gnantlng authorlties in the U.S.A.that enormous sums of money had to be spent on sAC during thefollowing yeens if this poirer uas to be preserved and strength-ened. In i'eturn, honever, General LeMay agneed that a numbenof oversees bases could be closed down.
Generally speaking, this brings us to the pnesent daysituation. E6wever, it mrst be nentioned that the Greenlandicarea in Anerican military oper"ations have been subordinated tothe Air Defense Command tecause of changes in strategic doctrinewhile Icelandic anea at the sarne time is subondinated to theU. S. Navy.
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PATRONS
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest DrAngeloI'lr. and Mrs. Robert MacNevinI"ln. end Mrs. John D. liolfe, Jr,, and fanilyI'ln. and Mns. Karl Gilbent and fanilyMr. and Mrs. Bl-aine (Chris) ShultzMr. and Mrs. Bradley Akermen and familyl{r. and I'irs. Paul Robertson and familyMr. and Mrs. Paul TeagueMr. and !lns. Murray McNair and familyl{n.and Mns. Charles W.H. Witcomb and fanilyMn. and Mrs. li. Richard WeeksJoan and Fnank GrafMrs. Phyllis NickulasMr. and l"lns. Scott Davis and fanilyMr'. and Mns. Robert PetersonVir. and Mrs. Jim Relston and fanilyMr". and Mrs. Franklin Beck and fanilyMr. and Mrs. Frank F. RichardsChi RhoLinda and David Muchemore and faraily1,1n. and Mrs. Fred Bourassa, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Kohlhase, Sn.!1r. and Mrs. Clifford FlandersGene and Nora BalthaserHal and Sally HeffennanGneg and Sheila KendalLMr. and Mrs. Don ArsenaultMn. and Mns. Richand NelsonMr. and Mrs. James Nelson, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson, Jn.Ruth NelsonAnne NelsonMr. and Mrs. James KruitzshMn. and Mns. Lauren P. Smithl4r. and Mrs. G. Newton WeekgMn. and Mns. John W. SandresMr. and Mrs. Robert P. FlerningMr. and Mns. Donald R. PeenlMn. and Mrs. Daniel McKenna and familyMn. and Mrs. Willi.am Loweny and fanilyDot end Ray Go11erGenry and Blackie TrowellMn. and Mrs. Robert L. Suther.land, Sr.Robert L. Sutherland, Jn.Herbert and Barbara WilsonMr. and Mns. John A. Theallllr. and llrs. Elzie JacobsJane end John KernMr. and Mrs. James GilbertTom and Gnace ClarkI"1r. and Mrs. Thonas Goren, Sr.Mr. and Mns. Dominic Cots and fanilyMrs. C. Robertq ClementsMrs. Christine Race and farailyMrs. Gladys CasnellMns. Cynthia SandfordMr. and Mrs. William L. Caswell
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PATBONS (Contrd)
Mn. and !ttp!. Thontc B. Srndford and fenllyThe HodgdonsJeak and Pir&y 9tocker and fanllyThe Gnesnland Girl SaoutcDon and Lec MlllerMr. and !trg. Phll Bowe and fenityUr. snd llns. Robert Aley and fauiLyMn. and llns. Donald Brown and fantlyMr. and Mrg. Genc Dycr end fanllyUr. and Mng. Ioul.c lleron
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II(DEX
Auction of Commemonative l"iedals.
Bicentennial Corunittees... ........ 1
Bicentennial, Fi.Im.
Bicentennial Projects.....Breakfast HilI Incident...Chicken Barbecue.
Church Service.
Cookbook.
Costune Ba11r.
Cnedite.
Dedlcation of New Flagpole and Liberty Tree.
Dol1 Carriage Parade
Eanly Ministers of Gneenland....
Essay Contest.
Evening Concert.
Gazebo.
Greenl.and Ain Base.
Greenlandrg Parade.
Ilistoric Display.
Hlstony Lecture. ......History of Greenlendrs Churches and par.asonages.....
History of Greenlandrs Early Teachers
Histony of Greenlandrs Schools.....Libenty Pole..
Map of Gneenland.
llusket Shoot.
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5
7
10
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15
12
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24-25
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Weet Rye, Ner Eampehlre O8E7OTel. (6O8)96.1-5588 Eves. (6O8)48COO68
(603D436412
SMITH OFFICEEQUIPMENT CO.,INC.
OFFICEFURNITUREBUSINESS MACHINES
!'|I$ILINGTON STRDETFORTSMOUTIT, N.H. 03t01
STATEl'NE,ltusrc sERvrcE
Greenland, N. H.
Coln Oprrrod Phorogrrphrend lnuroncil trchincr
R]CHARD H. RUGG
Rt. 101 3ltl Lrfrycttc Rd. Thc HillGrcenlrnd Poillnorth Porlrmorih
(603) 436.7043 & 436-7txt0
COMMENCIAL NESIDENTIAL, LANI)
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REAL ESITATE
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D &RPNNTING& DRYWALL CO.
Residential & CommercialFree Estimates
(61r3)13G3932 NcdngtonRd.(603)43G16211 Portrnodh,N.H.03t0l
WILLIAITISOn'GAN SDRVICD,IITC.
Ptpe Organ ButldereWllln'ns Bddwln Studloe
Bddrln Pleoot rnd OrgantServlng New England for EO Ycare
Rortc lol Grccrlud,n.f,.43L-7685
Oceon & Forest ProductsINU'STRIAI MAIMENANCE SUPruE'
AND EQUIPMENT
755 Pg.$tmt th AvonuoGroonbnd, lbw llorphko O0C4O
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FRAN & BOB'S..66rt
GeneralRepalrs
1100 Grrnlmd ArlnulPorttmouth, l{. H.03@l T.l. a3.l.Otil6
- COMPLIMENTS -NEV ENGTAND
TETEPHO}IE COMPANY
IHE BIilIGR AGENCY
REA1:STATE
t{ew Hampshlre & Maine
655 Portsmouth Ave., Greenland
Tel. 436-4747 or 772-6291
Greenland Auto ServiceComplete Body Work
Palntlng - General Repalrslnspectlon Statlon
Don Mlehlo
OPP. VILLAGE STOREGREENLAND, N. H.0384{'
Gage Construction CompanyGENENALCONTR^CTORSI
32 Sunset DriveGreenlond, N.H.03t4l)PHONE-436-5t96
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tfT\ 406-6075Owned ond Operoted Dy Raar ..'a T,ra TAKE OUT SERVICERON AND TAVERN STADIG 'Vb' YII TYI'
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Coakley Construction, lnc.TRUCKING
Sand - Gravel - Loam - FillingBulldozer Servlce - Excavating - Trenchlng
BNEAKFAST H'tt NOADGREEwIATYD, w. H.03940
DIAL 4364245
GItrsnrvANlAP. O. BOX 305, RTE 101, GREENLANO, N. H. O384O
CHARLES E. TRAFTONAGENCY,INC.
"hlrttrotcc ol Evcry Dacrlptlon"
2{9 Islington Stt€et
Portsmouth, New Hampshirc 03t01
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