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Category Archives: 1600s

Pring 05 ~ Their Weapons are Bowes

The English visitors inspect their hosts…

Posted byMarek5 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, eagle+hawk, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoast1 Comment on Pring 05 ~ Their Weapons are Bowes

Pring 04 ~ Sassafras Dance

Quite possibly the first world-fusion dance party in New England history…

Posted byMarek2 November, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, deer, encounter & exploration, Journal of Martin Pring, music & dance, seacoast, snakes3 Comments on Pring 04 ~ Sassafras Dance

Pring 03 ~ Meeting the Locals

The native people of NH’s seacoast take some interest in Martin Pring’s sassafras harvesting expedition …

Posted byMarek26 October, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, encounter & exploration, fish, Journal of Martin Pring, seacoastTags:1603, abenaki, great bay, martin pring, nh, seacoast, trade1 Comment on Pring 03 ~ Meeting the Locals

Pring 02 ~ Sassafras Bay

Pring’s crew find what they’re looking for on the New England seacoast …

Posted byMarek25 October, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, construction, encounter & exploration, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, Piscataqua, seacoastTags:forest, fort, indians, martin pring, sailing, sassafrasLeave a comment on Pring 02 ~ Sassafras Bay

Pring 01 ~ Quest for Sassafras

Martin Pring details his visit to the New Hampshire seacoast in 1603.

Posted byMarek24 October, 20125 February, 2017Posted in1600s, animals, encounter & exploration, forestry, herbs, Journal of Martin Pring, Piscataqua, seacoastTags:1603, exploration, martin pring, queen elizabeth, sailing, sassafras, seacoast, voyage3 Comments on Pring 01 ~ Quest for Sassafras

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