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History of Hampton's Parks and Beaches

MEETING HOUSE GREEN AND FOUNDERS' PARK:
Founder's Park map and photos, From the website of the Hampton Historical Society
Rev. Jones Gave Hampton A Park, Hampton Union, May 25, 1983
Founder's Park: For A Little Band Of Pioneers, Atlantic News, August 21, 1990
Meeting House Green Memorial : An Historical Sketch, This also contains much anecdotal information on Hampton and Hampton Beach in the 1800s.
Historic Hampton Remembers its past - 1925 (Founders' Park)
More on Founder's Park
The original location of the Meeting House Green, By Lucy A. Marston, a letter to the editor of The Hamptons Union, September 10, 1925.
Meeting House Green Memorial : An Historical Sketch, This also contains much anecdotal information on Hampton and Hampton Beach in the 1800s.
New Elkins Stone at Founder's Park, Hampton Union, April 29, 2005
New Dalton Stone at Founders' Pakr:
  • New Dalton Family Stone Added To Founders Park, Hampton Union, May 9, 2006
  • Dalton Family Heritage Set In Stone, Atlantic News, October 13, 2006
  • Getting To the Root of the Family Tree, Atlantic News, October 20, 2006
    • The Beaches:
    Cleaning Up The Beach, Summer of 1930, 1956 & 2002
    Warburton To Run State Parks On Seacoast, Hampton Union, April 26, 2005
    The Marine Memorial at Hampton Beach, In memory of the New Hampshire men and women of all wars who lost their lives at sea in defense of their country.
    Also see this section on Hampton Beach
    Hampton Beach State Park:
    Bench Dedicated to Former Residents at Beach, Hampton Union, June 14, 2011
    North Beach Parks:
    Park Project In Second Phase, Hampton Seashore Park Beautified, Hampton Union, June 8, 1961
    Dedication of Bicentennial Park Program, Sponsored by the A.R.B.C.C., June 14, 1975
    Seashore Park is Rededicated, Atlantic News, June 21, 2001
    Bicentennial Park Beautification, Atlantic News, May 2, 2008
    A Plan Begins to Grow, Atlantic News, May 9, 2008
    Building on the beauty of Hampton's Bicentennial Park Community grows at beach park, Hampton Union, July 18, 2008
    Elm Tree Rooted in Seaside Park, Hampton Union, September 23, 2008
    Elm Tree Planted at Bicentennial Park, Atlantic News, September 26, 2008
    Warren's Trail at White's Lane:
    Map and guidebook
    Eagle Scout Project Applauded, by Nancy Rineman, Atlantic News, October 24, 2002
    Scout Flies High For Eagle Project, by Susan Morse, Hampton Union, October 25, 2002
    Walkers Enjoy New Nature Trail, by Nancy Rineman, Atlantic News, August 14, 2003
    Playgrounds and Sports Fields:
    The John C. White Memorial Playground
    Monday Club Gift Commemorates East End School Park, The Hampton Union & The Rockingham County Gazette, June 20, 1963
    Hamptons Rotary Club Park on Academy Ave., from the Atlantic News, August 2, 1994
    Kid's Kingdom Now Belongs To Hampton, Atlantic News, July 30, 1996
    Dedication of New Baseball Diamond at Tuck Field in Honor of Don Butler, Atlantic News, May 10, 2000
    The Leavitt/Lamprey Ice Pond off Woodland Road:

    Idea On Thin Ice?, Hampton Union, March 10, 2006
    Open Space Discussions Continue, Hampton Union, January 2, 2007
    Town to Buy 12½ Acres For Rec Use, Hampton Union, December 18, 2007
    Commission Gets $25K Grant for Ice Pond, Hampton Union, February 24, 2009
    A Great Summer Job, Hampton Union, August 11, 2009
    Breached dam threatens Ice Pond's future, Seacoast Sunday, September 12, 2010
    In Memory of Helen Hayden:
    A New Tree Grows In Hampton, Atlantic News, July 31, 2003
    Honoring Service To Her Town, Hampton Union, August 5, 2003
    In Memory of Ruth G. Stimson:
    Hampton Garden Club Dedicates Grassy Garden in memory of Ruth G. Stimson, Atlantic News, September 22, 2005
    In Memory of Nancy Seymore Wright Pacheco:
    A New Park for Hampton, as a gift of two-and-one-half acres of land off Fielding Way on Winnacunnet Road in town by Leo Pacheco in memory of his late wife, Nancy Seymore Wright Pacheco, Atlantic News, December 13, 2001.
    The Hurd Farm:
    The Batchelder Farm
    Town seeks $250,000 to preserve land, Hampton Union, January 11, 2011
    Saving the Family Farm, Hampton Union, March 1, 2011
    Campaign to conserve Batchelder Farm in Hampton meets goal, Foster's Daily Democrat, January 15, 2012
    Batchelder Farm Reaches Conservation Goal, Hampton Union, January 17, 2012