Item 7757 - Explosion of Henderson's Point, Kittery, 1905

Item 7757 - Explosion of Henderson's Point, Kittery, 1905
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Item 7757
Explosion of Henderson's Point, Kittery, 1905
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On July 22, 1905 the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard blasted an area on Henderson's Point which was considered a hazard to navigation. The shipyard also needed room for expansion.

According to reports it was the largest dynamite explosion of its time.

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