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Kittery (kĭt`ərē), 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 Whipple, William, 1730–85, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Kittery, Maine. Whipple, who had been a sea captain, was a merchant of Portsmouth, N.H. ..... Click the link for more information. , a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Kittery. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In 1680, a pastor named William Screven led twenty-eight members of a small congregation in Kittery, Maine, who were being oppressed by the Massachusetts government and state church, to get into a ship and sail for freedom Later it was learned that Murphy had a history of assaulting people and that at the time of the attack, he was, in tact, out on bail after having assaulted a man in a diner in Kittery the previous day. estimated 13 percent); Kittery, Maine (estimated 12 percent); and Bremerton, Wash. |
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