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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Speaker: History Professor Jeff Bolster	Perspective view of the unveiled monument base	Side of monument with Smith's 1616 map	Detail of Smith's 1616 map on the monument
John Smith map engraving by Simon de Passe	Perspective view of monument text	Compass rose detail on monument base	Monument oriented to landmark structures on Star Island
Captain John Smith re-enactor, Paul Strand	Gary Szredzienski, musician	Alex Herlihy, Rye Historical Society	State Representatives Tom Sherman and David Borden

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