Ebook: Hampton and Hampton Beach
Author: Moore Betty, Aykroyd Elizabeth
- Tags: Historic buildings--New Hampshire--Hampton, Historic buildings--New Hampshire--Hampton Beach, Postcards--New Hampshire--Hampton, Postcards--New Hampshire--Hampton Beach, Postcards, Buildings, Historic buildings, Pictorial works, History, Historic buildings -- New Hampshire -- Hampton Beach -- Pictorial works, Historic buildings -- New Hampshire -- Hampton -- Pictorial works, Postcards -- New Hampshire -- Hampton Beach, Postcards -- New Hampshire -- Hampton, Hampton (N.H.) -- Buildings structures etc. -- P
- Series: Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts., Postcard history series
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
- City: Charleston;SC;Hampton Beach (N.H.);Hampton (N.H.);New Hampshire;Hampton;Hampton Beach
- Language: English
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A mecca for families and beachgoers for over one hundred years, Hampton is situated along New Hampshire's short coastline. Composed of two distinct parts--town and beach--the town is a study in contrasts. The quiet, colonial village three miles inland did not see much growth until after World WarII. Meanwhile, the beach area progressed rapidly from a nearly deserted stretch of ocean occupied by fishermen and a few scattered hotels to a bustling beach resort that could draw more than 100,000 tourists on a hot Fourth of July weekend. This fascinating volume contains over two hundred old photographs. Vintage images of Hampton Beach show the resort through its many changes; from its lazy beginnings, through the era of the grand hotels, electric trolley cars, and swing bands who played at the Ballroom, up to the 1950s, when the beach became a popular family resort destination.
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