New Castle Historical Society
PLACE NAMES/APPELLATIONS
NEW CASTLE, NH compiled by Carol White
(Edited 12/17/2015, 3/23/2016, 4/3/2016, 9/27/2017, 1/17/2018, 6/2019, 5/2020, July 2020, Feb. 2021, Dec. 2021) and a few Portsmouth Names
Amazeen Field – site of Maude Trefethen School, Deed 463:131 – 1877
Amazeen Island – aka Goat Island, Governor’s Island, Ward’s Island
Anthony’s Island – Pest Island (Chapter 24, History of New Castle by Maxam), which is in Portsmouth
Aunt Porter’s Field – In the 18th century this was a 2-acre field where the Sea Breeze Inn used to stand off of Ocean St. Was owned by Reuben Mace. Named for Margaret Ann Porter wife of Allen (History of New Castle, Chapter 41, Ivan Meloon section)
(The) Back Road – Portsmouth Avenue by the school, (F. S. White)
Barrett Road – aka Wentworth Road
Batchelder’s Point – Campbell’s Island, point at which the ferry left from, to (1) Mason House (2) Sherburne’s Pt, (3) Strawberry Banke (GRIST publication 1993)
Battle Alley - Wentworth road past the entrance to the Coast Guard station down to Horner/Hart/Walton's House. (from Ocean St. to the river-F. S. White) It was called that because Tom Haywood (who used to run a gambling house in Boston) lived there and was always fighting with someone.
Beach Hill – hill on Ocean St (History of New Castle by Ken Maxam)
Beach Hill Pasture – Deed 544:273- 1894 John Tarlton’s land off of Wentworth Rd. near Ocean St.
(The) Beehive - A tenement house next to Gary Sullivan's at 22 Piscataqua St., torn down in 1940s. The lot now serves as the entrance to Salamander Lane. One of the Beehive families was named Beaver, and Gerry (girl) and Walter Beaver are in some of the school photos from the 40s. The Grier’s owned the property and their year- round caretaker (George Starr) lived in a small cottage at the rear of the tenement, which is now an Epstein garage on Salamander Lane. (Ann Miller McAndrew and Robert Calkins)
Bell’s Lane – Steamboat Lane, (F. S. White)
Bell Street – part of Locke Rd, see Plan #29512 (Rockingham County Deed index)
Blunt’s Island – in Rye, aka Sherburne’s Point (History of New Castle, chapter 32)
Bos’n’s Hill (1665/66) – rocky hill granted to George Walton 1665/66, (GRIST publication 1993)
Brier Side Cemetery – aka Riverside Cemetery, deed 674:255 - 1890
Brackett’s Store/Anderson’s Market/Shapleigh’s Store/ The Whalesback Shop – 108 Main Street, north side, 2016-condos - Whalesback Shop run by Gene Morrill in 1964 (Recollections of a New Castle Octogenarian) Bracket had two stores. His first one was at 103 Main St. (Marion Rowe’s house) which sold groceries and gas.
Brothwell Swamp – swamp between Shaw’s bridge and the beach, across Wentworth Road from Gene and Nella Morrill's
Brown Cow Field – at the end of Wild Rose Lane, ocean side, Stedman’s property
Buena Vista Cottage - Thomas Haywood, owner of the Cerro Gordo, had that for his house, 39 Wentworth Rd. Currently owned by LaCasse (2021
Bull Toad Pond – off Beach Hill Road (F. S. White) and next to Common property, partially filled in.
Campbell's Island - Pomfret's Point (1651), Bachelor's Point
Camp Langdon – currently the New Castle Common, see also Frostfields
(The) Cape – area going north from Oliver Street by the river, (F. S. White)
Card Livery Stable – 103 Main Street where Marion Rowe lived
Cerro Gordo Hotel – corner of Wentworth and Ocean Rd. opposite Buena Vista Cottage and owned by Thomas Haywood.
Cemetery Hill – hill behind where Riverside Cemetery is located
Clamshell Corner – corner where Walbach St. & Wentworth Rd. intersect, (F. S. White)
Clark’s Neck – the cape area of 100 acres, grant of land from Francis Mathes (Mathews) to George Walton, then to John Clark. (GRIST publication 1993)
Cod Rock/Great Rock–The old pier leads out to this rock on the New Castle Common (F. S. White)
Cod Rock (near Ft. Point) – just north of the New Castle light (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Cooper’s Calm – cove at Daniel Tarbell’s residence (F. S. White)-end of Tarbell Lane, per William Tarbell 2021 – Tarbell property was bought by John P. Cooper, an officer in the New Hampshire National Bank in Portsmouth. Dorothy Vaughan, that walking encyclopedia, told me that Cooper is remembered for giving bible readings on the porch. He left his name on that part of the river directly below the hill as "Cooper's Calm," where the headland blocks wind and becalms sailing vessels.
Cotton’s Point – point of land near the Seybolt (red) house now owned by Cole
Curtis Hotel – on Cranfield Street, formerly the post office, currently owned by Tillney (2021)
Daddy Neal’s Lane – road from Cranfield Street to the pit, (F. S. White) Pit was a former quarry and later the dump.
Devil’s Cave – cave in the rocks near the Wentworth Hotel Pier (1980) (F. S. White)
(The) Drinking Place – spring in the small opening in the long stone wall, running parallel to Wentworth Ave. on the west side and a few rods in toward Lavenger’s Creek. (History of New Castle by Maxam, chapter 40)
Eaton Circle – deed 1135:495, probably circle driveway leading to Laurie Clark’s house
Echo Point – point of land sticking into the Piscataqua on Goat Island-or ledge nearby. (John Adams' photo book "Drowned Valley)
Elephant Rocks – ledge off of Vennard’s Court to the right of the Horsey Rocks (per Paul Amazeen)
Ellins Island – Pest Island, (The History of New Castle, by Maxam, Chapter 36)
Elm Tree Cove – cove between Jerry’s Point and New Castle Common
Fairy Field – land north of Wild Rose Lane formerly owned by Edmund Stedman (History of New Castle by Ken Maxam, 1975, Chapter 19 & deed 512:226)
First Cross Street – probably Walbach Street - Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics – 5 Nov. 1825 – There’s an ad for sale of a lot in New Castle. The property is bordered by Main and First Cross Street near the Meeting House and adjoins the estate of the late John Simpson, Esquire.
Fish Pasture – was in Marvin’s Field next to the breakwater. (Gene Morrill)
Floyd Farms – off of Wild Rose Lane, Ivan’s Meloon’s notebook: "Jerre's Point Road and Property
Fort Constitution – Fort Hancock (during Rev. War), aka Fort William and Mary, located on Fort Point
Fort Stark – at the end of Wild Rose Lane.
Fort Wharf – (1893) end of Wentworth Rd, next to Walton’s Tavern/Hart/Horner house, the Landing (1894)
Foster’s Island – just off of Duck’s Head per town zoning map
Four Tree Island – aka Five Tree/Three Tree/One-Tree/Long’s/Outer/Oyster/Charlie Gray’s Island. (Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Fox Point/Salamander Point – John L. Hall lived there in 1917, Irving Butterworth also lived here, on the river.
Frame Point/Pleasant Point – in Portsmouth, location where toll house used to be, spot where bridge leaves Portsmouth to go to Shapleigh Island
Front Cemetery – Frost Cemetery - an error in transcription in deeds 558:166, 599:347-1900, 605:90-1904, 1046:230,
Frost Burying Ground – deed 556:238 - 1897
Frost Court – Elm Court, (deed 416:395-1867)
Frost Hill – hill Wentworth Hotel sits on – 1873 – (History of New Castle, chapter 30)
Frostfields – Wendell’s house on current Common/Camp Langdon property
Fryer’s Island – now Gerrish Island, ME - 1700 Bridger Map
Goat Island (1821) – Ward’s Island (1721, 1776), Governor Island, Amazeen Island
Goat Island Yacht Club – Irving Butterworth was Commodore, little building on the north side just before going over bridge to Shapleigh Island, has a pier (per Ann Miller McAndrew)
Governor’s Island – aka Goat Island, Ward’s Island, Amazeen’s Island
Grandmother’s Garden – lot 43’ on Wentworth Rd & 12’ on Ocean St. – north side. Deed 431:493, 1871
Grass Ground – pronounced “grarse ground”, located to the right of the wharf in West’s Cove. The town landing was historically described by the natives as the “grass ground”, and was the location of a small weather-beaten building called the “Tammany. (Chapter 22, History of New Castle by Maxam)
Hackett’s Way - Hackett had a driveway or an access road from the foot of Ocean Street to his house at the east end of what is now Beach Hill Road
Hackett’s Pasture – area fronting on the ocean from Ocean Street to Beach Hill.
Hart’s Cove/West’s Cove – north end of Wentworth Road, (GRIST publication 1993), see Mullen’s Cove for further info.
Heartbreak Hill – corner of Cranfield & River Rd.
Height o’ Land – area of town north and west of Julie White’s hill (River Road) (F. S. White)
Henzell’s/Enzel’s Island – now Shapleigh Island, (1782 map etc.)(Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Hick’s Rock – on the east side of the entrance to Spruce Creek - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Home Field – Deed 920:108-1936 & 931:33-1937. Marvin property bounded by River Road & Oliver Street
Hor'em - The older boys used the area behind Gene Morrill's for hockey and for a skating game we called Hor'em - with one skater being "it" and all other skaters on one side of the pond trying to skate to the other side without getting tagged. Whoever was tagged was "it" for the next round. Naturally, we younger, slower skaters were caught more often and it was hard for us to tag those dreadfully fast older boys! (per Deb Schulte and others)
Horsey Rocks – ledge on left side of Vennard’s Court on former Vennard/Fred White property. Per Steve White: Pogie Trefethen used to do all the black powder blasting in New Castle. He blasted out the ledge for George Vennard in the mid-1800s so he could construct the road into where Vennard’s house was to be built. One of the rocks blasted out flew up in the air and landed on the remains of the ledge. It looked like a horse’s head, so the ledge was called the horsey rocks. Later Pogie was breaking up some of the rocks in the cellar of Vennard’s house using black powder. One rock flew up through the floor of the house just missing Mrs. Vennard who was sitting in a chair holding a baby. Pogie said “Well, I guess I used a bit too much black powder.”
In-A-Long – from Wentworth Rd. approaching the village (Fred White), see also p. 68-69 in Saltonstall's Ports of Piscataqua and Helen St. John's book, Inalong, Outalong, Downalong
Island House – Rand’s Tavern, on Walbach St – removed. Situated next to Kate Baker’s house which was across the street from the so-called Province House. History of New Castle, chapter 39.
Jerry’s Point – end of Wild Rose Lane, Fort Stark – incorrectly called Jaffrey’s Pt.
Jersey Point – aka Jerry’s Point-1782 map of the Piscataqua made by the French in Historical New England magazine.
Jones Cove – aka Upper Cove, aka Working Cove, aka Business Cove (A New Castle Walkabout p. 40)
Julia White’s Hill – hill on River Road, by former Becker residence, (F. S. White)
Kelp Rock – property on Wild Rose Lane which belonged to Niles, deed 680:153
Kimball’s Pond – Named after George and Nan Kimball who lived on Sea Breeze Lane. It was quite OPEN at the ocean front - some reeds growing in the area closest to the street, but nothing like today with trees growing there. There used to be a culvert between the pond/marsh and the ocean with lots of salt water washing in there. (per Deb Schulte)
King shears/Kingshire Rocks – large rock in center of Sandy Beach (F. S. White, chapter 40-History of New Castle by Ken Maxam)
Kitt’s Marsh – salt marsh southeast of Bos’n’s Hill, grant of Thomas Walford to son Jeremy, part to grandson Alexander Jones included Kitt’s marsh. Loven’s-Lavenger’s grant from Walford, also a house and 10-30 acres adjoining Albee’s Land. Big marsh in the middle of the island behind Tabbutt's house. (GRIST publication 1993)
Kitt’s Rock – named for Christopher Amazeen who owned Kitt’s Marsh, off Whale’s Back Light - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Lady Isle – aka Salter’s/Blunt’s/Marston’s island - (Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Lavenger’s Creek – between Bosun's Hill and Spring Hill Road and all the marsh land up toward Pit/Neal's Lane. Loven’s - Lavenger’s grant from Walford, also a house and 10-30 acres adjoining Albee’s land
Leach’s Island – Clammon Island (1723)
Town Library – 108 Main Street – see Brackett’s store
Little Field – part of William Marvin’s homestead, Deed 920:108-1936, off River Rd.
Locke Field – Deed 912:33-1935 & deed 931:33-1937. Owned by John Locke & later William Marvin off of Oliver Street.
Locke, John, Farm – 40 acres between Oliver St. on north, current Maude Trefethen School on south & land between Portsmouth Ave. & Lavenger’s Creek-Deed 463:131-1877
Locust/Locus Field – owned by Jonathan M. T. Vennard (1833), borders on Kitts Marsh, on Wentworth Rd. (History of New Castle, Chapter 39 by Maxam)
Logy Ledge - in the center of Pepperrell Cove on a line with the west end of Fishing Island and Fort McClary, removed in 1914
Long Point – island on the west side of Wentworth Hotel property (F. S. White)
Loven’s Upper and Lower lots
Lover’s Lane – near present Spring Hill Raod
Lower Cove – Hart’s Cove/West’s Cove – north end of Wentworth Rd. (F. S. White) mentioned in Deed 548:306-1896
Lux’s Pond – see Robert Mussell’s 1717 land distribution. Off of Piscataqua St., where Millie Bruce’s house stood, (GRIST publication 1993)
Mace’s Pond – (1838) east side of Wentworth Ave. near end of Sea Breeze Lane (see Kimball’s Pond)
Mace Road – former name of Seabreeze Lane, per old town assessment maps
Manwarring/Mainwaring Orchard (1757) – young orchards mentioned in first vote to refer a petition to the General court in order to raise money by a lottery to build a bridge over Little Harbor. Near or where the existing Wentworth Hotel is located. At the same place as the later bridges on west side of Wentworth property.
Marm Prescott – rock in the river across from the prison near the Badger residence (F. S. White) Alan Weston owns what was the Badger property, next to 158 Portsmouth Ave. The Badger house was moved up to the street, now 164 Portsmouth Ave. The new house of Alan Weston (yellow house at #168 Portsmouth Ave.) was built where the Badger house was. Alan has a dock. (J. Hammond)
Meloon Swamp and Hill - Deed 544:273- 1894 Meloon’s land off of Wentworth Rd. near Ocean St.
Mosquito Rock – rock on the Della-Mura property at the corner of Main & Cranfield Streets, (F. S. White)
Mullen’s Beach/Cove – beach in back of Coast Guard pier (F. S. White) (near current public rest rooms) – see Walbach Street entry
Muskito Hall – The name of the house/property on Clark’s Neck - the cape area of 100 acres, grant of land from Francis Mathes (Mathews) to George Walton, then to John Clark. (GRIST publication 1993)
Mussell Hall – Land from north side of Piscataqua Street from the corner of Walbach to the town landing at the foot of Atkinson Street. (GRIST publication 1993)
Joseph Warren Neal Place – 104 Main St., History of New Castle, chapter 41-Ernest Fremont Robinson
Neal Field – off of Portsmouth Ave. See deed 940:316-1931 (seems to head towards mill pond) Deed 786:299
New Reservation – town common/Camp Langdon/Frostfields
Ocean Street/Beach Hill Rd. – laid out 30 Oct. 1663 to seaside and then to fort. One rod wide. (GRIST publication 1993)
Old Doctor’s Field – area between Windmill Hill and the river (per Fred White) includes 104 Main St. per History of New Castle, chapter 41-Ernest Fremont Robinson
Oliver’s Point - place where in 1821 (approx..) bridge/breakwater came ashore in New Castle after leaving Amazeen’s (Goat) Island. (New Castle Bridge document dated Aug. 7, 1926)
Out-A-Long – Wentworth Rd from the corner of Main Street (Fred White) - Outalong ran along the ocean side of the island (Helen St. John)
Pannaway Lodge – 38 Laurel Lane, rooming house for women
Parsonage Garden – Deed 556:238 – 1897 – Henry’s Market to Walbach St.
Peter’s Trunk – outlet of drainage ditch on Wild Rose Lane, between Harrington & McCarthey properties (F. S. White)
Pierce/Peirce Island – aka Mendum’s Island, Janvrin’s Island/Waterhouse Island/ Partridge Island/Isle of Washington-(Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Piscataqua Street – aka River Road, deed 584:186
Pistol Point/Haskins Point/Ranger Point (1712) (ferry ran to Kittery from here, was on John Frost’s property) north of present yacht club on Piscataqua St., named for William Haskins-1676, (Jerry Hayes, lived in the house on the point, regularly fired a pistol from the upstairs bedroom at flotsam coming down the Piscataqua River with the tide.) (GRIST publication 1993)
Pollock Ledge – where the Ft. point Lighthouse is located (Andy White)
(The) Pond – part of Ritson/Bell mill pond. Deed 878:346 – 1927
Potter’s Field – high land to the west of the library on Main Street, (F. S. White)
Prescott Field aka Prescott Field – deed 547:239 & 534:113, near Fellows Ct.
Pull and Be Damned Point – on Goat Island, indicated by navigational light (F. S. White)
Rand’s Hill – hill from causeway by Riverside Cemetery (F. S. White)
Randall's Rocks - ledges along the river to the west of the Portsmouth Yacht Club on Piscataqua Street, just before the road turns onto Cranfield Street.
Ranger Point – aka Pistol Point, 2012.008.008 New Castle Historical Society postcard collection, prob. named for the fictional Bos’un Allen house and his supposed service on the Ranger.
Rising Castle Island – Badger’s Island, ME - 1700 Bridger Map
Ritson’s Mill – Bell’s Mill/Walton Mill/Vennard’s Tide Mill - part of Mill/Long (1766) Rock/Island and Little (1766)/Birch Island
River Road – aka Piscataqua Street or at least that section of road from the corner of Atkinson and Piscataqua Streets to the yacht club. Deeds 790:110 & 932:289
Rose Crown Island – location in the Pool, where Tommy Davidson had his cottage
Sandy Beach – at the foot of Ocean St. (History of New Castle, chapter 13). Also, the name of the town of Rye until 1726.
Sea Breeze Hotel – situated between Fellow’s Court & Sea Breeze Lane
Seaword/Seaward’s Rock – on the Portsmouth side of the river, just downstream from the memorial bridge - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Secret Pond – Behind houses across from entrance to common off Wentworth Rd.
Shapleigh/Shapley Island - Adams Island (1776), Henzel (1778)/Marvin/Moses Island (1905), Clark’s Island/Knowles Island/Marvin’s Island/Henzell’s Island(Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Shaw’s Bridge – low spot on Wentworth Rd. near Pit Lane. (F. S. White) Causeway on Wentworth Rd. near Tarlton Cemetery gate, 32 feet long, built by George Walton, (GRIST publication 1993)
Shaw’s Hill – hill on Wentworth Rd. near Doug & Peggy MacDonald’s residence. (F. S. White) Going from Pit Lane towards Main Street, MacDonald’s house is 3rd on the left
Shaw’s Rock – about a ½ mile from the Portsmouth lighthouse – Portsmouth Journal 9 Nov. 1828
Sheafe’s Point, Rye – point of land which borders the west side of Witch Creek and is currently part of the Wentworth Golf Club property. On the east side of Witch Creek is Frost Point.
Shing’s Island – Fishing Island off Kittery PT, I think - 1700 Bridger Map
Sign of the Sun – 21 Nov. 1725 fragment says the selectmen will meet there to discuss abatements.
(The Devil’s) Slide - Ledge in front of the Wesley Robert’s property on Bos’uns Hill (F. S. White)
Snuff Box Island – located in the Pool
Staten Island – Lady Isle, 1700 Bridger Map
Stileman(1794)/Stielman(1910) Rock – off of beach with spindle, named for Elias Stileman who lived near present Coast Guard station, off New Castle Light - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Sunken Rocks (1794) – Gangway Ledge-originally extended from South Beacon Shoal to within 500 feet of the Navy Yard near the building ways. (Currently has a granite beacon), East of the stone beacon - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Soueter’s Pond - just west of Shaw's Bridge. The portion behind Fred White’s (Green’s) house, Souter/Holloway and Morrill house is still there. The portion on Wentworth Road was filled in during sewer pipe construction.
Sycamore House – original name of Wentworth Hotel in 1873 (History of New Castle, chapter 30)
Tammany – a wharf with a small building in West’s Cove which sold liquor, late 1800s to early 1900s (Chapter 22, History of New Castle by Maxam)
Tarlton Road – aka Pit Road (History of New Castle by Maxam)
Town Hill – possibly aka Windmill Hill, Anna White’s writings
Trefethen’s Mill – tidal mill behind the Wentworth Hotel owned by Abraham Trefethen back of Wentworth Hotel on Long Point (GRIST publication 1993)
Trefethen’s Point - deed 383:437, 1859
Trefethen’s Island – Jamaica Island, Me – 1700 Bridger Map
Upper Boat Yard – across from Riverside Cemetery and bordered by the street, river and Toomey’s property
Upper Cove – aka Jones Cove, (F. S. White)
Veraneous Rand’s Point – point at which Coast Guard pier commences (F. S. White)
Walbach Street - In earlier times this road, which later became known as Walbach Street, may have extended across the shore of Mullins Cove, beginning at the old town landing at the easterly end of the road as it comes from Main Street, and proceeding in a northerly direction toward what is now known as Salamander Point. Index of House Locations by Ken Maxam
Walford’s Swamp/Bartlett’s Swamp – on both sides of Wild Rose Lane
Ward’s Island – aka Amazeen’s Island, Goat Island, Governor’s Island
Wentworth Road – Barrett Road
Wentworth Head – location of Wentworth Coolidge Mansion - 1700 Bridger Map
West’s Cove – gravel cove to the right of the Horner/Hart/Walton house on Walbach St. (Chapter 22, History of New Castle by Maxam) & to the west of the Coast Guard Station, property formerly owned by Edward West, son-in-law of George Walton
Windmill Hill – rocky knoll behind the Historical Society – the former library. (F. S. White)
Windmills – off Ocean St (see above) not a grant of land, only permission to set it up. Also, one on Windmill Hill (see above)
Wood Island – maybe Bush Island (1821) Location of the old Life Saving Station –
Coast Guard Station – close by Whaleback Light, Fort Foster and Kittery Point, ME
White Cat Tea Room - Andy says the White Cat Tearoom was between the Wentworth Golf Club and the Ice House. As you're heading out of New Castle between those two places is a house on a hill at the top of a steep driveway. That was the location of the White Cat Tearoom.
(date) is placed immediately after the name when it occurs
NEW CASTLE, NH compiled by Carol White
(Edited 12/17/2015, 3/23/2016, 4/3/2016, 9/27/2017, 1/17/2018, 6/2019, 5/2020, July 2020, Feb. 2021, Dec. 2021) and a few Portsmouth Names
Amazeen Field – site of Maude Trefethen School, Deed 463:131 – 1877
Amazeen Island – aka Goat Island, Governor’s Island, Ward’s Island
Anthony’s Island – Pest Island (Chapter 24, History of New Castle by Maxam), which is in Portsmouth
Aunt Porter’s Field – In the 18th century this was a 2-acre field where the Sea Breeze Inn used to stand off of Ocean St. Was owned by Reuben Mace. Named for Margaret Ann Porter wife of Allen (History of New Castle, Chapter 41, Ivan Meloon section)
(The) Back Road – Portsmouth Avenue by the school, (F. S. White)
Barrett Road – aka Wentworth Road
Batchelder’s Point – Campbell’s Island, point at which the ferry left from, to (1) Mason House (2) Sherburne’s Pt, (3) Strawberry Banke (GRIST publication 1993)
Battle Alley - Wentworth road past the entrance to the Coast Guard station down to Horner/Hart/Walton's House. (from Ocean St. to the river-F. S. White) It was called that because Tom Haywood (who used to run a gambling house in Boston) lived there and was always fighting with someone.
Beach Hill – hill on Ocean St (History of New Castle by Ken Maxam)
Beach Hill Pasture – Deed 544:273- 1894 John Tarlton’s land off of Wentworth Rd. near Ocean St.
(The) Beehive - A tenement house next to Gary Sullivan's at 22 Piscataqua St., torn down in 1940s. The lot now serves as the entrance to Salamander Lane. One of the Beehive families was named Beaver, and Gerry (girl) and Walter Beaver are in some of the school photos from the 40s. The Grier’s owned the property and their year- round caretaker (George Starr) lived in a small cottage at the rear of the tenement, which is now an Epstein garage on Salamander Lane. (Ann Miller McAndrew and Robert Calkins)
Bell’s Lane – Steamboat Lane, (F. S. White)
Bell Street – part of Locke Rd, see Plan #29512 (Rockingham County Deed index)
Blunt’s Island – in Rye, aka Sherburne’s Point (History of New Castle, chapter 32)
Bos’n’s Hill (1665/66) – rocky hill granted to George Walton 1665/66, (GRIST publication 1993)
Brier Side Cemetery – aka Riverside Cemetery, deed 674:255 - 1890
Brackett’s Store/Anderson’s Market/Shapleigh’s Store/ The Whalesback Shop – 108 Main Street, north side, 2016-condos - Whalesback Shop run by Gene Morrill in 1964 (Recollections of a New Castle Octogenarian) Bracket had two stores. His first one was at 103 Main St. (Marion Rowe’s house) which sold groceries and gas.
Brothwell Swamp – swamp between Shaw’s bridge and the beach, across Wentworth Road from Gene and Nella Morrill's
Brown Cow Field – at the end of Wild Rose Lane, ocean side, Stedman’s property
Buena Vista Cottage - Thomas Haywood, owner of the Cerro Gordo, had that for his house, 39 Wentworth Rd. Currently owned by LaCasse (2021
Bull Toad Pond – off Beach Hill Road (F. S. White) and next to Common property, partially filled in.
Campbell's Island - Pomfret's Point (1651), Bachelor's Point
Camp Langdon – currently the New Castle Common, see also Frostfields
(The) Cape – area going north from Oliver Street by the river, (F. S. White)
Card Livery Stable – 103 Main Street where Marion Rowe lived
Cerro Gordo Hotel – corner of Wentworth and Ocean Rd. opposite Buena Vista Cottage and owned by Thomas Haywood.
Cemetery Hill – hill behind where Riverside Cemetery is located
Clamshell Corner – corner where Walbach St. & Wentworth Rd. intersect, (F. S. White)
Clark’s Neck – the cape area of 100 acres, grant of land from Francis Mathes (Mathews) to George Walton, then to John Clark. (GRIST publication 1993)
Cod Rock/Great Rock–The old pier leads out to this rock on the New Castle Common (F. S. White)
Cod Rock (near Ft. Point) – just north of the New Castle light (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Cooper’s Calm – cove at Daniel Tarbell’s residence (F. S. White)-end of Tarbell Lane, per William Tarbell 2021 – Tarbell property was bought by John P. Cooper, an officer in the New Hampshire National Bank in Portsmouth. Dorothy Vaughan, that walking encyclopedia, told me that Cooper is remembered for giving bible readings on the porch. He left his name on that part of the river directly below the hill as "Cooper's Calm," where the headland blocks wind and becalms sailing vessels.
Cotton’s Point – point of land near the Seybolt (red) house now owned by Cole
Curtis Hotel – on Cranfield Street, formerly the post office, currently owned by Tillney (2021)
Daddy Neal’s Lane – road from Cranfield Street to the pit, (F. S. White) Pit was a former quarry and later the dump.
Devil’s Cave – cave in the rocks near the Wentworth Hotel Pier (1980) (F. S. White)
(The) Drinking Place – spring in the small opening in the long stone wall, running parallel to Wentworth Ave. on the west side and a few rods in toward Lavenger’s Creek. (History of New Castle by Maxam, chapter 40)
Eaton Circle – deed 1135:495, probably circle driveway leading to Laurie Clark’s house
Echo Point – point of land sticking into the Piscataqua on Goat Island-or ledge nearby. (John Adams' photo book "Drowned Valley)
Elephant Rocks – ledge off of Vennard’s Court to the right of the Horsey Rocks (per Paul Amazeen)
Ellins Island – Pest Island, (The History of New Castle, by Maxam, Chapter 36)
Elm Tree Cove – cove between Jerry’s Point and New Castle Common
Fairy Field – land north of Wild Rose Lane formerly owned by Edmund Stedman (History of New Castle by Ken Maxam, 1975, Chapter 19 & deed 512:226)
First Cross Street – probably Walbach Street - Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics – 5 Nov. 1825 – There’s an ad for sale of a lot in New Castle. The property is bordered by Main and First Cross Street near the Meeting House and adjoins the estate of the late John Simpson, Esquire.
Fish Pasture – was in Marvin’s Field next to the breakwater. (Gene Morrill)
Floyd Farms – off of Wild Rose Lane, Ivan’s Meloon’s notebook: "Jerre's Point Road and Property
Fort Constitution – Fort Hancock (during Rev. War), aka Fort William and Mary, located on Fort Point
Fort Stark – at the end of Wild Rose Lane.
Fort Wharf – (1893) end of Wentworth Rd, next to Walton’s Tavern/Hart/Horner house, the Landing (1894)
Foster’s Island – just off of Duck’s Head per town zoning map
Four Tree Island – aka Five Tree/Three Tree/One-Tree/Long’s/Outer/Oyster/Charlie Gray’s Island. (Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Fox Point/Salamander Point – John L. Hall lived there in 1917, Irving Butterworth also lived here, on the river.
Frame Point/Pleasant Point – in Portsmouth, location where toll house used to be, spot where bridge leaves Portsmouth to go to Shapleigh Island
Front Cemetery – Frost Cemetery - an error in transcription in deeds 558:166, 599:347-1900, 605:90-1904, 1046:230,
Frost Burying Ground – deed 556:238 - 1897
Frost Court – Elm Court, (deed 416:395-1867)
Frost Hill – hill Wentworth Hotel sits on – 1873 – (History of New Castle, chapter 30)
Frostfields – Wendell’s house on current Common/Camp Langdon property
Fryer’s Island – now Gerrish Island, ME - 1700 Bridger Map
Goat Island (1821) – Ward’s Island (1721, 1776), Governor Island, Amazeen Island
Goat Island Yacht Club – Irving Butterworth was Commodore, little building on the north side just before going over bridge to Shapleigh Island, has a pier (per Ann Miller McAndrew)
Governor’s Island – aka Goat Island, Ward’s Island, Amazeen’s Island
Grandmother’s Garden – lot 43’ on Wentworth Rd & 12’ on Ocean St. – north side. Deed 431:493, 1871
Grass Ground – pronounced “grarse ground”, located to the right of the wharf in West’s Cove. The town landing was historically described by the natives as the “grass ground”, and was the location of a small weather-beaten building called the “Tammany. (Chapter 22, History of New Castle by Maxam)
Hackett’s Way - Hackett had a driveway or an access road from the foot of Ocean Street to his house at the east end of what is now Beach Hill Road
Hackett’s Pasture – area fronting on the ocean from Ocean Street to Beach Hill.
Hart’s Cove/West’s Cove – north end of Wentworth Road, (GRIST publication 1993), see Mullen’s Cove for further info.
Heartbreak Hill – corner of Cranfield & River Rd.
Height o’ Land – area of town north and west of Julie White’s hill (River Road) (F. S. White)
Henzell’s/Enzel’s Island – now Shapleigh Island, (1782 map etc.)(Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Hick’s Rock – on the east side of the entrance to Spruce Creek - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Home Field – Deed 920:108-1936 & 931:33-1937. Marvin property bounded by River Road & Oliver Street
Hor'em - The older boys used the area behind Gene Morrill's for hockey and for a skating game we called Hor'em - with one skater being "it" and all other skaters on one side of the pond trying to skate to the other side without getting tagged. Whoever was tagged was "it" for the next round. Naturally, we younger, slower skaters were caught more often and it was hard for us to tag those dreadfully fast older boys! (per Deb Schulte and others)
Horsey Rocks – ledge on left side of Vennard’s Court on former Vennard/Fred White property. Per Steve White: Pogie Trefethen used to do all the black powder blasting in New Castle. He blasted out the ledge for George Vennard in the mid-1800s so he could construct the road into where Vennard’s house was to be built. One of the rocks blasted out flew up in the air and landed on the remains of the ledge. It looked like a horse’s head, so the ledge was called the horsey rocks. Later Pogie was breaking up some of the rocks in the cellar of Vennard’s house using black powder. One rock flew up through the floor of the house just missing Mrs. Vennard who was sitting in a chair holding a baby. Pogie said “Well, I guess I used a bit too much black powder.”
In-A-Long – from Wentworth Rd. approaching the village (Fred White), see also p. 68-69 in Saltonstall's Ports of Piscataqua and Helen St. John's book, Inalong, Outalong, Downalong
Island House – Rand’s Tavern, on Walbach St – removed. Situated next to Kate Baker’s house which was across the street from the so-called Province House. History of New Castle, chapter 39.
Jerry’s Point – end of Wild Rose Lane, Fort Stark – incorrectly called Jaffrey’s Pt.
Jersey Point – aka Jerry’s Point-1782 map of the Piscataqua made by the French in Historical New England magazine.
Jones Cove – aka Upper Cove, aka Working Cove, aka Business Cove (A New Castle Walkabout p. 40)
Julia White’s Hill – hill on River Road, by former Becker residence, (F. S. White)
Kelp Rock – property on Wild Rose Lane which belonged to Niles, deed 680:153
Kimball’s Pond – Named after George and Nan Kimball who lived on Sea Breeze Lane. It was quite OPEN at the ocean front - some reeds growing in the area closest to the street, but nothing like today with trees growing there. There used to be a culvert between the pond/marsh and the ocean with lots of salt water washing in there. (per Deb Schulte)
King shears/Kingshire Rocks – large rock in center of Sandy Beach (F. S. White, chapter 40-History of New Castle by Ken Maxam)
Kitt’s Marsh – salt marsh southeast of Bos’n’s Hill, grant of Thomas Walford to son Jeremy, part to grandson Alexander Jones included Kitt’s marsh. Loven’s-Lavenger’s grant from Walford, also a house and 10-30 acres adjoining Albee’s Land. Big marsh in the middle of the island behind Tabbutt's house. (GRIST publication 1993)
Kitt’s Rock – named for Christopher Amazeen who owned Kitt’s Marsh, off Whale’s Back Light - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Lady Isle – aka Salter’s/Blunt’s/Marston’s island - (Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Lavenger’s Creek – between Bosun's Hill and Spring Hill Road and all the marsh land up toward Pit/Neal's Lane. Loven’s - Lavenger’s grant from Walford, also a house and 10-30 acres adjoining Albee’s land
Leach’s Island – Clammon Island (1723)
Town Library – 108 Main Street – see Brackett’s store
Little Field – part of William Marvin’s homestead, Deed 920:108-1936, off River Rd.
Locke Field – Deed 912:33-1935 & deed 931:33-1937. Owned by John Locke & later William Marvin off of Oliver Street.
Locke, John, Farm – 40 acres between Oliver St. on north, current Maude Trefethen School on south & land between Portsmouth Ave. & Lavenger’s Creek-Deed 463:131-1877
Locust/Locus Field – owned by Jonathan M. T. Vennard (1833), borders on Kitts Marsh, on Wentworth Rd. (History of New Castle, Chapter 39 by Maxam)
Logy Ledge - in the center of Pepperrell Cove on a line with the west end of Fishing Island and Fort McClary, removed in 1914
Long Point – island on the west side of Wentworth Hotel property (F. S. White)
Loven’s Upper and Lower lots
Lover’s Lane – near present Spring Hill Raod
Lower Cove – Hart’s Cove/West’s Cove – north end of Wentworth Rd. (F. S. White) mentioned in Deed 548:306-1896
Lux’s Pond – see Robert Mussell’s 1717 land distribution. Off of Piscataqua St., where Millie Bruce’s house stood, (GRIST publication 1993)
Mace’s Pond – (1838) east side of Wentworth Ave. near end of Sea Breeze Lane (see Kimball’s Pond)
Mace Road – former name of Seabreeze Lane, per old town assessment maps
Manwarring/Mainwaring Orchard (1757) – young orchards mentioned in first vote to refer a petition to the General court in order to raise money by a lottery to build a bridge over Little Harbor. Near or where the existing Wentworth Hotel is located. At the same place as the later bridges on west side of Wentworth property.
Marm Prescott – rock in the river across from the prison near the Badger residence (F. S. White) Alan Weston owns what was the Badger property, next to 158 Portsmouth Ave. The Badger house was moved up to the street, now 164 Portsmouth Ave. The new house of Alan Weston (yellow house at #168 Portsmouth Ave.) was built where the Badger house was. Alan has a dock. (J. Hammond)
Meloon Swamp and Hill - Deed 544:273- 1894 Meloon’s land off of Wentworth Rd. near Ocean St.
Mosquito Rock – rock on the Della-Mura property at the corner of Main & Cranfield Streets, (F. S. White)
Mullen’s Beach/Cove – beach in back of Coast Guard pier (F. S. White) (near current public rest rooms) – see Walbach Street entry
Muskito Hall – The name of the house/property on Clark’s Neck - the cape area of 100 acres, grant of land from Francis Mathes (Mathews) to George Walton, then to John Clark. (GRIST publication 1993)
Mussell Hall – Land from north side of Piscataqua Street from the corner of Walbach to the town landing at the foot of Atkinson Street. (GRIST publication 1993)
Joseph Warren Neal Place – 104 Main St., History of New Castle, chapter 41-Ernest Fremont Robinson
Neal Field – off of Portsmouth Ave. See deed 940:316-1931 (seems to head towards mill pond) Deed 786:299
New Reservation – town common/Camp Langdon/Frostfields
Ocean Street/Beach Hill Rd. – laid out 30 Oct. 1663 to seaside and then to fort. One rod wide. (GRIST publication 1993)
Old Doctor’s Field – area between Windmill Hill and the river (per Fred White) includes 104 Main St. per History of New Castle, chapter 41-Ernest Fremont Robinson
Oliver’s Point - place where in 1821 (approx..) bridge/breakwater came ashore in New Castle after leaving Amazeen’s (Goat) Island. (New Castle Bridge document dated Aug. 7, 1926)
Out-A-Long – Wentworth Rd from the corner of Main Street (Fred White) - Outalong ran along the ocean side of the island (Helen St. John)
Pannaway Lodge – 38 Laurel Lane, rooming house for women
Parsonage Garden – Deed 556:238 – 1897 – Henry’s Market to Walbach St.
Peter’s Trunk – outlet of drainage ditch on Wild Rose Lane, between Harrington & McCarthey properties (F. S. White)
Pierce/Peirce Island – aka Mendum’s Island, Janvrin’s Island/Waterhouse Island/ Partridge Island/Isle of Washington-(Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Piscataqua Street – aka River Road, deed 584:186
Pistol Point/Haskins Point/Ranger Point (1712) (ferry ran to Kittery from here, was on John Frost’s property) north of present yacht club on Piscataqua St., named for William Haskins-1676, (Jerry Hayes, lived in the house on the point, regularly fired a pistol from the upstairs bedroom at flotsam coming down the Piscataqua River with the tide.) (GRIST publication 1993)
Pollock Ledge – where the Ft. point Lighthouse is located (Andy White)
(The) Pond – part of Ritson/Bell mill pond. Deed 878:346 – 1927
Potter’s Field – high land to the west of the library on Main Street, (F. S. White)
Prescott Field aka Prescott Field – deed 547:239 & 534:113, near Fellows Ct.
Pull and Be Damned Point – on Goat Island, indicated by navigational light (F. S. White)
Rand’s Hill – hill from causeway by Riverside Cemetery (F. S. White)
Randall's Rocks - ledges along the river to the west of the Portsmouth Yacht Club on Piscataqua Street, just before the road turns onto Cranfield Street.
Ranger Point – aka Pistol Point, 2012.008.008 New Castle Historical Society postcard collection, prob. named for the fictional Bos’un Allen house and his supposed service on the Ranger.
Rising Castle Island – Badger’s Island, ME - 1700 Bridger Map
Ritson’s Mill – Bell’s Mill/Walton Mill/Vennard’s Tide Mill - part of Mill/Long (1766) Rock/Island and Little (1766)/Birch Island
River Road – aka Piscataqua Street or at least that section of road from the corner of Atkinson and Piscataqua Streets to the yacht club. Deeds 790:110 & 932:289
Rose Crown Island – location in the Pool, where Tommy Davidson had his cottage
Sandy Beach – at the foot of Ocean St. (History of New Castle, chapter 13). Also, the name of the town of Rye until 1726.
Sea Breeze Hotel – situated between Fellow’s Court & Sea Breeze Lane
Seaword/Seaward’s Rock – on the Portsmouth side of the river, just downstream from the memorial bridge - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Secret Pond – Behind houses across from entrance to common off Wentworth Rd.
Shapleigh/Shapley Island - Adams Island (1776), Henzel (1778)/Marvin/Moses Island (1905), Clark’s Island/Knowles Island/Marvin’s Island/Henzell’s Island(Place Names of Portsmouth by Nancy Grossman)
Shaw’s Bridge – low spot on Wentworth Rd. near Pit Lane. (F. S. White) Causeway on Wentworth Rd. near Tarlton Cemetery gate, 32 feet long, built by George Walton, (GRIST publication 1993)
Shaw’s Hill – hill on Wentworth Rd. near Doug & Peggy MacDonald’s residence. (F. S. White) Going from Pit Lane towards Main Street, MacDonald’s house is 3rd on the left
Shaw’s Rock – about a ½ mile from the Portsmouth lighthouse – Portsmouth Journal 9 Nov. 1828
Sheafe’s Point, Rye – point of land which borders the west side of Witch Creek and is currently part of the Wentworth Golf Club property. On the east side of Witch Creek is Frost Point.
Shing’s Island – Fishing Island off Kittery PT, I think - 1700 Bridger Map
Sign of the Sun – 21 Nov. 1725 fragment says the selectmen will meet there to discuss abatements.
(The Devil’s) Slide - Ledge in front of the Wesley Robert’s property on Bos’uns Hill (F. S. White)
Snuff Box Island – located in the Pool
Staten Island – Lady Isle, 1700 Bridger Map
Stileman(1794)/Stielman(1910) Rock – off of beach with spindle, named for Elias Stileman who lived near present Coast Guard station, off New Castle Light - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Sunken Rocks (1794) – Gangway Ledge-originally extended from South Beacon Shoal to within 500 feet of the Navy Yard near the building ways. (Currently has a granite beacon), East of the stone beacon - (Report of I. W. P. Lewis, Civil Engineer 1843 listed in book “Friendly Edifices”)
Soueter’s Pond - just west of Shaw's Bridge. The portion behind Fred White’s (Green’s) house, Souter/Holloway and Morrill house is still there. The portion on Wentworth Road was filled in during sewer pipe construction.
Sycamore House – original name of Wentworth Hotel in 1873 (History of New Castle, chapter 30)
Tammany – a wharf with a small building in West’s Cove which sold liquor, late 1800s to early 1900s (Chapter 22, History of New Castle by Maxam)
Tarlton Road – aka Pit Road (History of New Castle by Maxam)
Town Hill – possibly aka Windmill Hill, Anna White’s writings
Trefethen’s Mill – tidal mill behind the Wentworth Hotel owned by Abraham Trefethen back of Wentworth Hotel on Long Point (GRIST publication 1993)
Trefethen’s Point - deed 383:437, 1859
Trefethen’s Island – Jamaica Island, Me – 1700 Bridger Map
Upper Boat Yard – across from Riverside Cemetery and bordered by the street, river and Toomey’s property
Upper Cove – aka Jones Cove, (F. S. White)
Veraneous Rand’s Point – point at which Coast Guard pier commences (F. S. White)
Walbach Street - In earlier times this road, which later became known as Walbach Street, may have extended across the shore of Mullins Cove, beginning at the old town landing at the easterly end of the road as it comes from Main Street, and proceeding in a northerly direction toward what is now known as Salamander Point. Index of House Locations by Ken Maxam
Walford’s Swamp/Bartlett’s Swamp – on both sides of Wild Rose Lane
Ward’s Island – aka Amazeen’s Island, Goat Island, Governor’s Island
Wentworth Road – Barrett Road
Wentworth Head – location of Wentworth Coolidge Mansion - 1700 Bridger Map
West’s Cove – gravel cove to the right of the Horner/Hart/Walton house on Walbach St. (Chapter 22, History of New Castle by Maxam) & to the west of the Coast Guard Station, property formerly owned by Edward West, son-in-law of George Walton
Windmill Hill – rocky knoll behind the Historical Society – the former library. (F. S. White)
Windmills – off Ocean St (see above) not a grant of land, only permission to set it up. Also, one on Windmill Hill (see above)
Wood Island – maybe Bush Island (1821) Location of the old Life Saving Station –
Coast Guard Station – close by Whaleback Light, Fort Foster and Kittery Point, ME
White Cat Tea Room - Andy says the White Cat Tearoom was between the Wentworth Golf Club and the Ice House. As you're heading out of New Castle between those two places is a house on a hill at the top of a steep driveway. That was the location of the White Cat Tearoom.
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