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Portsmouth, NH, 2014
Located in the historic district of downtown Portsmouth, the Portsmouth Atheneum was incorporated in 1817 as a membership library and museum. Today it houses over 40,000 volumes and maintains an archive of documents, photographs, objects and ephemera related to the local history. It also hosts concerts, lectures, exhibits and other cultural events. The canons guarding the entrance were taken by Commodore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. I close up photo of one of these canons was a subject of a previous post.
Must be a fascinating place to visit.
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Beautiful. I am jealous. Florida has much nicer weather when it gets cold and rainy up north, but the architecture can't compare.
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