Sesquicentennial Parade - The First White Settlement, 1938 June 21

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Sesquicentennial Parade - The First White Settlement, 1938 June 21

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.08.022

Date:

1938/06/21

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 scrapbook page

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Scrapbook page containing three photographic prints of the float depicting the first white settlement at Odiorne's Point at the New Hampshire Sesquicentennial Parade in Concord, NH, on June 21, 1938. The caption states, "Sesquicentennial Parade, June 21, 1938 The First White Settlement 1623. Portrayed by Town of Rye. The Laconia Co. of London provisioned and outfitted David Thompson and a handful of colonists in 1623 'to set up a fishing and trading center' under a patent from New England Council and sent them across the Atlantic aboard the ship 'Jonathan' bound for Plymouth. The ship anchored off the mouth of the Piscataqua, disembarked men and supplies into boats and sailed away. The men landed at Odiorne's Pont [Point], Little Harbor, in the town of Rye. There they built the first house in New Hampshire, 'strange and large with high palizardo and mounted guns,' and set up salt works. Here in 1626, John Thompson, the first white child in New Hampshire, was born."

Subjects:

Centennial celebrations, etc. , Parades , Parade floats

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1