Fort Washington
List of Source Materials used for this Website
- Fort Washington Historical Marker, Peirce Island East End Trail, erected by City of Portsmouth, 2004
- Letter from Dr. Hall Jackson to the New Hampshire Congress, (undated) 1775, New Hampshire Provincial Papers, volume VII, pp 652-653 (general note of fortifications)
- Journal of the House: Saturday, January 27th, 1776, New Hampshire Provincial Papers, volume VIII, p 64 (appointment of Capt. Ezekiel Worthen as Chief Commander of Piscataqua River defenses)
- Journal of the House: Tuesday, December 30th, 1777, New Hampshire Provincial Papers, volume VIII, p 758 (resolution for enlistment of 50 artillerists for Portsmouth defenses - 25 at Fort Washington and 25 at Fort Sullivan, appointment of Capt. Titus Salter as Commander of Fort Washington, appointment of Capt. Eliphalet Daniels as Commander of Fort Sullivan, pay scale for officers and enlisted men at both forts)
- Letter from Capt. Titus Salter to the New Hampshire Congress, March 14th, 1776, New Hampshire Provincial Papers, volume VIII, p 92 (report of signaling methods to be used at the Fort Point Lighthouse on sight of enemy vessels)
- Notes on the Garrison for Portsmouth Harbor 1798 - 1944, William Gaines, unpublished compilation, 2002
- Portsmouth: Historic and Picturesque, Caleb Gurney, 1902; 2nd edition, Strawbery Banke Inc., 1981
- Portsmouth Harbor's Military and Naval Heritage, Nelson Lawry, Glen Williford, Leo Polaski; Arcadia Publishing, 2004
- numerous old newspaper articles from the Portsmouth Herald, via the Portsmouth Public Library and the Portsmouth Athenaeum