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I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In
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44627
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"More than 50 years after the last residents of Portsmouth Island moved away, a descendant of the once-busy shipping village decks the halls in their honor." Interesting to note that in its early history, Portsmouth was so significant maritime trade and maritime defense that Congress in 1842 appropriated money to establish a hospital for mariners. The last two residents of the island left in 1971. In this article, Gregory Gilgo, with ties to the island, visits to place Christmas wreaths on doors on some the former community's remaining 25 structures.
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