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* POETSMOUTH. 280 PORT TAMPA CITY. and on the Boston and Maine Railroad (ilap: New Hampshire, L 9). It is a port of entry and the only seaport in the State, situated on a penin- sula overlooking the harbor, which is deep and commodious, fortified, and dotted with islands that make the site of the city one of great pic- turesquencss. On one of the islands, formerly called Fernald's Island, is the United States na^*y-yard, the place of construction of such fa- mous vessels as the Ranficr and the Keursarge. Many of the islands in this vicinity, particularly the Isles of Shoals, are noted summer resorts. Portsmouth itself is a well-known resort, attrac- tive for its fine situation and for the historic interest of its colonial mansions, several of which are still standing. It is also closely con- nected with the popular watering places of the coast. There are three parks: Goodwin, Langdon, and Haveu. Among the edifices of note are the old residences of Governors Wentworth and Lang- don, Saint .John's Church, the Federal Government building, and the Portsmouth Athenanim. with a museum and a library of 24,000 volumes. The city has also a public library, containing more than 10,000 volumes, and several charitable insti- tutions. Portsmouth is of considerable impor- tance as a manufacturing centre, its establish- ments including a large shoe factory, several breweries, a shoe-button factory, and manufac- tories of button-sewing machines, locks, boot and shoe heels, and marble and granite. The govern- ment, under a revised charter of 1895. is vested in a mayor, annually elected, a bicameral council, and in administrative officers, among whom the police comr. issioiiers are appointed by the St:',te Governor. The water-works are owned and oper- ated bv the municipality. Population, in 1890, 9827; 'in 1900, 10,637. Portsmouth was settled in 1623 by the Laconia Company, headed by Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain ilason. and for many years was known as Strawberry-Bank. Before Xcw Hampshire was organized in 1679, Portsmouth lay within the limits of Massachusetts. It was incorporated as a town and named Portsmouth in 1653, and in 1849 it was chartered as a city. Until 1807 it was the capital of the State. PORTSMOUTH. A city and the county-seat of Scioto County, 0.. 100 miles east-southeast of Cincinnati and equally distant to the south from Columbus ; at the junction of the Ohio and Scioto rivers, and the terminus of the Ohio Canal, and on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, the Norfolk and Western, and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroads (ilap: Ohio, D 8). Several steamboat lines add to the transportation fa- cilities. Situated on a plain in a produc- tive agricultural section with considerable mineral wealth, the city is an important in- dustrial and commercial centre. It has a pub- lic library and the Hamilton Peebles Reading Room, a City Hospital, and homes for old ladies and children. There are several attractive parks: Grandview, ]Millbrook, Tracy, York, and Athletic. The Scioto Valley is famous among arch;pologists for the many remains of the Mound Builders. The manufacturing interests of Portsmouth are developing rapidly, its various industries, in the census year 1900, having invested capital to the amount of .$4,114,000 and products aggre- gating in value $7,533,000. There are shoe fac- torfes, fire-brick, paving and building brick plants, stove and range works, car shops, planing mills, foundries and machine shops, furniture and veneering factories, hub and spoke works, stone saw mills, rolling mills, paper bo. factories, a brewery, and a distilling and rectifying plant. The government is administered by a mayor, elected every two years, and a unicameral council. Most of the subordinate officials are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council, or elected by that body. The following important officers, however, are chosen by popular vote: the board of public service, having in diarge the business management of the city; city solicitor, city au- ditor, city treasurer, members of the school board, ward assessors, and justices of the peace. The water-works and electric light plant are owned by the municipalit}'. Portsmouth was settled in 1803, and was incorporated in 1814. Population, in 1890, 12,394; in 1900, 17,870. PORTSMOUTH. A city and the county-seat of Norfolk County. Va., on the Elizabeth River, opposite Norfolk, with which it is connected by ferry (Map: Virginia, H 5). The two cities, with Berkley constituting in reality a single munici- pality, possess a fine harbor and good transpor- tation facilities. The Seaboard Air Line termi- nates in Portsmouth. The Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern Railway have depots here, and all other roads that enter Norfolk, except the Norfolk and Western, maintain connections with tlie city. The customs district of Norfolk and Portsmouth in 1901 ranked ninth among Atlantic coast ports in the value of its foreign commerce, aggregating over $10,902,000. See Norfolk, Portsmouth, in contrast with Norfolk, is regu- larly laid out, and is the home of many business men of the greater city. Its chief features in- clude the Ignited States Navy Yard, situated in the southern part of the city, which has two large dry docks and a plant for the construction of steel vessels, and the United States Naval Hos- pital and park in the northern portion of the city. There are in Portsmouth extensive cotton mills and other manufactories, and railroad shops of the Seaboard Air Line, The government, under a revised charter of 1893, is vested in a mayor, elected every four j'ears. and a bicameral council, and in administrative officers, among whom the members of the school and health boards are chosen by the city council. Settled in 1752, Portsmouth was chartered as a city in 1858. Trinity Episcopal Church here was first built in 1762. Before the Revolutionary War. the British operated a ship-vard on the site of the present navv-vard. Population, in 1890, 13,268; in 1900, 17,427. PORT TAMPA CITY. A town in Hillsboro Countv. Fla,, miles south of Tampa, on Tampa Bay (Map: Florida. F 4). It is the southern terminus of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which here connects with steamers for Havana, Key West. Mobile, and other points : and has ex- cellent harbor facilities. The town is the centre of a fertile region, producing large quantities of oranges, pineapples, and vegetables, and is the I shipping port of Tampa (q,v,). It also has sonie reputation as a health resort. Port Tampa City was settled in -1889 and was incorporated four years later. It was the place of embarkation of the Santiago expedition in the Spanish-American war. Population, in 1900, 1367.