The Newington Meetinghouse

2021

Erected in 1713, the Newington meetinghouse solidified Newington as a town and created a place of both worship and town meetings for generations to come.

Pease Air force Base

2021

In the mid 1950's rumors of a new Air Force Bomber Base located somewhere along the New Hampshire and Maine seacoast areas spread.

The Shattuck Shipyard

2021

When America declared war on Germany in April of 1917, there was already a shortage of cargo ships.

Early Newington History

2021

Before the town of Newington was created, the land it now resides on was claimed by both the Swampscot land grant (Dover) and the Piscataqua land grant (Portsmouth).