HISTORY: Portsmouth Peace Treaty Bellringing (Sept. 5 3:47 p.m.)

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Information: https://www.portsmouthpeacetreaty.org/bells2.cfm

On Sept. 5, the celebration of Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day and NH citizen diplomacy takes place in Market Square, starting at 3:30 p.m. The Mayor of Portsmouth reads the Governor’s Proclamation and letters are expected from New Hampshire Sens. Hassan and Shaheen, Representative Chris Pappas and Representative Ann McLane Kuster, whose great grandfather John McLane was Governor of New Hampshire and host to the 1905 peace conference.

At 3:47 p.m., Portsmouth Naval Shipyard sounds a memorial salute at the exact moment the Treaty was signed in 1905 and, on that cue, the bells of Portsmouth ring. The public is welcome to participate in the bellringing ceremony at the Treaty historic marker outside the Piscataqua Savings Bank and Judge Calvin Page memorial (15 Pleasant St.).