At the mouth of the Piscataqua River, you will find New Hampshire's only deep water port, Portsmouth Harbor. A series of lighthouses were constructed in the area as early as 1771, originally from wood. The current cast-iron lighthouse was constructed in 1877 on the grounds of Fort Constitution (originally called Fort William & Mary by the Brits). In December 1774, Paul Revere rode to Portsmouth from Boston to warn the locals of British plans to reinforce Fort William & Mary. They immediately raided the fort and made off with the supplies. Many consider this to be one of the first battles of the American Revolution. It is said that the ammunition taken was used against the British during the Battle of Bunker Hill. You can see the remains of the fort just to the right of the lighthouse.
This image was also shot from Fort McClary. Although I would have preferred light from the west, I'm happy with this shot.
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