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Geography and Natural Resources of Hampton, New Hampshire

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Salt Marsh & Salt Haying

Recollections of a Salt Marsh Farmer
John D. Fogg's 1983 book detailing the life of the salt marsh farmers of the Seacoast, with a focus on Seabrook. Everything you'd ever want to know about the old time farmers of the salt marshes.
Marshing Time Approaches & "Going In The Marsh"
By Rev. Roland D. Sawyer, Hampton Union, {dates unknown}
Salt Marsh History
By Ruth G. Stimson, "Forest Notes", Fall 1962
Saving The Salt Marshes
By Ashlee Palmer & Nancy Devine, Atlantic News, March 9, 16 & 30, 2000
Canal to Salisbury / Nudd's Salt Works
By Joseph Dow, History of Hampton,Chapter 29 - Part 11
The Hampton Landing and Marshes
"Old Home Day" -- October 1638 - August 1962
The Tidal Marshes
By Peter E. Randall, "Hampton: A Century of Town & Beach", Chap. 5
The Hampton, New Hampshire Salt Marshes
By Ruth G. Stimson, Hampton's 325th Anniversary, 1638-1963
The Economics Of The Early Salt Marsh
By Ruth G. Stimson, Hampton Union, July 23, 1975
Salt Marsh Indian Relics Are Protected
Hampton Union, July 5, 1978, Page 20
The Hampton Marshes
By John M. Holman, Hampton History Volunteer
Haying the Marshes in Hampton
By John M. Holman, Hampton History Volunteer
The Salt Marsh & Salt Haying
By John M. Holman, Hampton History Volunteer
The Battle of the Marshes
By Ray Murphy in the 1963 New Hampshire Profiles article about the battle between businessmen and conversationists over filling in and developing the salt marshes.
The Salt Meadows
By Stephen T. Whitney, New Hampshire Profiles, June 1971
A Pictorial of the Hampton Marshes
Compiled by John M. Holman, Hampton History Volunteer
Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, N.H.
Haycocks Reconstructed on Marsh
Two newspaper stories of the building of marsh haycocks in 1984
Nudd's Canal
From the April 1970 issue of "Towpath Topics"
Hampton A Great Place to See Greater Yellowlegs
Hampton Union, May 15, 2007
Baffled by Marsh Structures?
Hampton Union, August 11, 2009
Hampton salt marsh now a prime wetland
Hampton Union, January 10, 2011

Other Natural Resources in Hampton

The Erosion of Great Boar's Head, by Albert N. Dow
Geography and history of one of Hampton's most distinctive geographical features.
Cedar Swamp Run
Brief story of an area of old Hampton that was set off to the town of Rye in 1730.
What I Found at Hampton Beach, by Prof. J.W. Chickering, Jr.
An 1871 article from the American Naturalist in which a naturalist explores the flora and fauna of Hampton Beach.
Topography
By Joseph Dow, History of Hampton, Chapter 1 - Part 1
Hampton River
By Caroline C. Shea, The Exeter News-Letter, October 2, 1931
Historic 'Old Elm' Tree Marked For Destruction
Hampton Union, August 2, 1956
Hampton's Aged Turtle
By Roland D. Sawyer, Hampton Union, c. 1958

Miles Of Stonewalls Help Unite Us
Hampton Union, February 21, 2006
PSNH Expands Conservation Land
Hampton Union, June 26, 2007
Planning Board Backs Phragmites Removal
Hampton Union, November 23, 2010