Prince Whipple
Portsmouth, NH


Photo courtesy of J. Dennis Robinson.

Is Prince Whipple the sole African-American figure inthe famous painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware? We don't know. We do know that Prince served in the American Revolution as did thousands of black slaves and freed men. Enslaved by William whipple (also buried nearby), a signer of the Declaration, Prince was well known in Portsmouth. A muscian and entertainer, Prince was eventually freed and lived with his wife Dinah in Portsmouth after the Revolution. This headstone, formerly a wooden marker, was added in 1908 by local veterans. His story is one of the best known on the Portsmouth Balck Heritage Trail.

HOURS: Dawn to Dusk
WEBSITE: http://seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/
ADMISSION: Public cemetery
ADDRESS: North Cemetery, 100 Maplewood Ave Portsmouth, NH 03802
DIRECTIONS: Across from the Portsmouth Herald building on Maplewood near the rr track crossing three block from the downtown intersection with Congress and Islington
LINKS: Story of Prince Whipple, Black Heritage Trail,