Smith Monument Dedication at Ragged Neck Photo Gallery by cernynh at pbase.com

Smith Monument Dedication at Ragged Neck

For the 400th anniversary of Captain John Smith's exploration and mapping of New England, a new memorial was built by the State of New Hampshire at Ragged Neck State Park in Rye, NH. It is located between the south end of Foss Beach and the north side of the entrance to Rye Harbor. Formal dedication took place August 14, 2014.

Related links:
1614 Monument at Ragged Neck, Rye, NH—dedication ceremony official site
Governor Hassan's Proclamation of Captain John Smith Month (PDF)
Rededication ceremony at Star Island—Jim's images

Photography by Jim Cerny. All images are copyrighted by Jim unless otherwise credited — please talk to me if you want to use one or more images: (jimcerny2) at (gmail.com). Last updated 2014-11-03.

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Smith monument, looking to the Isles of Shoals	Ragged Neck, looking north to Foss Beach	Ragged Neck, looking south at the Rye harbor entrance	Audience gathering
Audience assembling with veiled monument	Smith monument awaiting dedication	Speaker: Senator Nancy Stiles	Speaker: Senator Martha Fuller Clark
Speaker: Executive Councilor Chris Sununu	Speaker: Rye Selectwoman Priscilla Jenness	Commissioner Van McLeod	Speaker: Captain John Smith (Paul Strand)

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