Whispers 

 from a 

 Village 



Portsmouth 



Legacy 

 Lives On 



By Julie Ann Powers 

 Photographs by 

 Scott D . Taylor 



^^^sL one lives in Portsmouth 

 anymore: no one to tell the story of how 

 this pretty soundside village on North Core 

 Banks came to be, no one to tell of all it 

 has gained and lost since it was founded in 

 1753. 



But the wind, rising along the sandy 

 lanes, whispers of busy wharves and 18th 

 century sailing ships. The distant surf 

 murmurs of old-time fishermen filling their 

 nets. A footfall on the Life Saving Station 

 porch recalls brave men and daring 

 rescues. 



The church bell's chime, sounded by 

 a tug on a rope, speaks of weekly respites 

 to give thanks and gather strength. A 

 creaky hinge on the post office door 

 recounts when it was a portal to the entire 

 outside world. 



Continued 



6 EARLY SUMMER 1999 



