The Island on Our State Flag? Maine Claims It’s Theirs.
Even before New Hampshire adopted the frigate USS Raleigh on its state seal — a ship built on Badger’s Island in the Piscataqua — it was understood that the harbor and surrounding islands belonged to New Hampshire. Since New Hampshire was a colony, Portsmouth Harbor was not some vaguely shared zone; it was the state’s economic engine and maritime gateway. Colonial maps, militia records, and early state documents consistently placed the islands, including Seavey’s Island (now home to...
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