Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site in New Hampshire State

Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site

This statue of Hannah Duston is the first publicly funded monument for the state of New Hampshire.

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Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site Details

This statue of Hannah Duston is the first publicly funded monument for the state of New Hampshire. It commemorates the life and death-defying escape of a mother who was taken captive during King Williams War. During a raid in 1697, Duston killed and scalped 10 of her captures and escaped in a canoe back to her hometown of Haverhill.

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