Piscataqua River border dispute, Kittery

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The Piscataqua River border dispute was a dispute between the US states of Maine and New Hampshire over ownership of Seavey’s Island in the Piscataqua River, which forms the border between Maine and New Hampshire. The dispute was settled in 2002 by the US Supreme Court in favor of Maine. ()

Coordinates: 43°4'47"N, 70°44'2"W

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Kittery United States

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Piscataqua River border dispute – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Point of Graves Burial Ground, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth Athenæum, Wentworth-Gardner House.

0.9 miW
Cemetery
Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth
24 min walk • Point of Graves Burial Ground is a small historic cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, dating to the 17th century. It was the final resting place for many of Portsmouth's prominent residents including the Wentworth family, the Vaughan family, the Rogers, and the Lears.
1 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth
26 min walk • Strawbery Banke is an outdoor history museum located in the South End historic district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth.
1.2 miW
Museum, Library, Art museum
Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth
31 min walk • The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery, and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
0.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth
23 min walk • The Wentworth Lear Historic Houses are a pair of adjacent historic houses on the south waterfront in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Both buildings and an 18th-century warehouse are owned by the Wentworth Lear Historic Houses and are operated as a house museum. They are located at the corner of Mechanic and Gardner Streets.
1.2 miW
Church
North Church, Portsmouth
32 min walk • The North Church of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, is a historic Congregational church located in Market Square. Sited directly across from the Portsmouth Athenæum, it features an Italianate edifice and a steeple visible from most of the city, the Piscataqua River, and communities on its western bank in Maine.
0.9 miW
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
24 min walk • Prescott Park is a ten-plus acre waterfront park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The land was purchased in the 1930s by two sisters, Josie and Sarah Prescott.
1.1 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
MacPheadris–Warner House, Portsmouth
27 min walk • The Warner House, formerly known as the MacPheadris–Warner House, is a historic house museum at 150 Daniel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built 1716–1718, it is the oldest, urban brick house in northern New England, and is one of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England.
1.2 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Governor John Langdon House, Portsmouth
30 min walk • The Governor John Langdon House, also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion, is a historic mansion house at 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
1.1 miW
Church
St. John's Church, Portsmouth
29 min walk • St. John's Church is a historic church at 101 Chapel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The brick building was designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1807; it was the first brick church in the state of New Hampshire, and is a rare surviving early design by Parris.
0.9 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
25 min walk • The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.
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Park
Haven Park, Portsmouth
29 min walk • The Haven-White House is a historic house at 229 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built about 1800 for a prosperous merchant, it is an important early example of the city's Federal architecture, with numerous high-quality interior features, and a rare surviving period stable.

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Nearby attractions include Seavey's Island, Kittery (2 min walk), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery (2 min walk), Robert and Louisa Traip House, Kittery (17 min walk), Rice Public Library, Kittery (17 min walk).