Portsmouth

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Portsmouth is a historic seaport city in southeastern New Hampshire known for its colonial-era architecture, maritime heritage, and vibrant cultural scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
seaport
borderedBy Kittery, Maine
country United States of America
county Rockingham County
foundedIn 17th century
governedBy mayor–council government
hasAirportNearby Portsmouth International Airport at Pease
hasCharacteristic colonial-era architecture
historic seaport
vibrant cultural scene
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasCulturalAttraction Music Hall (Portsmouth)
Portsmouth Athenaeum
Seacoast Repertory Theatre
hasEducationalInstitution Great Bay Community College (Portsmouth campus)
hasHeritage maritime heritage
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Portsmouth Historic District
Strawbery Banke
surface form: Strawbery Banke Historic District
hasIndustry shipping
technology
tourism
hasMuseum Strawbery Banke
surface form: Strawbery Banke Museum

USS Albacore Museum
hasNotableStructure Moffatt-Ladd House
North Church of Portsmouth
hasPark Prescott Park
hasPort Portsmouth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Port of Portsmouth
hasPostalCodePrefix 03801
incorporatedAsCityIn 1849
incorporatedAsTownIn 1653
isCountySeatOf Rockingham County, New Hampshire
surface form: Rockingham County (historical / partial functions)
knownFor Portsmouth Naval Shipyard vicinity
Prescott Park
Strawbery Banke
surface form: Strawbery Banke Museum

historic downtown
locatedAtMouthOf Piscataqua River
surface form: Piscataqua River estuary
locatedInRegion New England
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
locatedOn Piscataqua River
namedAfter Portsmouth, England
originalName Strawbery Banke
partOf New Hampshire Seacoast
surface form: Seacoast region of New Hampshire
settledIn 1623
state New Hampshire
traversedBy Interstate 95
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 4

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Brooke Astor birthPlace Portsmouth
this entity surface form: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
New Hampshire Colony capital Portsmouth
A3 road endsIn Portsmouth
Portsmouth hasPort Portsmouth self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
this entity surface form: Port of Portsmouth
Treaty of Portsmouth hostCity Portsmouth
this entity surface form: Portsmouth metropolitan area
Julia Ward Howe placeOfDeath Portsmouth