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Kittery

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kittery , town (1990 pop. 9,372), York co., extreme SW Maine, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River opposite Portsmouth, N.H.; inc. 1647. Its economy centers around tourism and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which is located on two islands owned by the federal government and connected with Kittery by two bridges. The oldest town in Maine (settled c.1623), it grew as a trading, fishing, lumber-shipping, and shipbuilding center. John Paul Jones's ship Ranger (built in 1777), and the Kearsarge of Civil War fame were both built there. Several 18th-century houses remain. William Whipple ,... Read more
Kittery
Kittery, Maine/USA Piscataqua Plantation Settled in 1623, it was subsequently renamed after the estate of the Champernowne family, Kittery Point, in Devon, England. Read more
Portsmouth
...port terminal at the mouth of the Piscataqua River opposite Kittery, Maine; inc. 1653. A regional trade center, it has a fishing...Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (est. 1800), but geographically it is in Kittery, on two islands (now joined together) in the Piscataqua River... Read more

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Free Article Kittery Trading Post seeks Portsmouth variance.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: in brief)(Brief article)
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Free Article The U.S. Senate has approved $9.65 million for a new waterfront support structure at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.(Kittery, Maine)(Brief article)

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