The Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail identifies the
sites in and around Portsmouth that helped Russian
diplomat Sergius Witte and Japanese diplomat
Jutaro Komura negotiate the Portsmouth Peace
Treaty to end the Russo-Japanese War. In August
and September 1905, “an uncommon commitment
to peace became a common virtue” in Portsmouth,
ending ”World War Zero” with the signing of the
Portsmouth Peace Treaty on September 5, 1905.
Portsmouth Hosts The Peace Treaty
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North Church
“International Peace Service” held here
August 5, 1905.
Its steeple is the city's icon.
The Music Hall
Delegates and correspondents entertained
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City of Portsmouth turns out at farewell
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Housed national and international
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As Mayor of Portsmouth, he hosted the
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For a statewide visitor information kit, please contact:
New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development
PO Box 1856, Dept 128
Concord, NH 03302-1856
1-800-386-4664
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Steamer Mineola*
Portsmouth Railroad Station
Portsmouth Furniture
St. John's Church
Market Street
Portsmouth Athenaeum*
North Church*
Music Hall*
Kearsarge Hotel
Former Portsmouth YMCA
Portsmouth Historical Society*
Rockingham Hotel*
Portsmouth Post Office
Page & Bartlett Law Office
Rockingham County Courthouse
Former Methodist Church
Seacoast African American
Cultural Center*
Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery*
Shapiro House, Strawbery Banke*
Portsmouth Children’s Museum*
Former Merrick Hotel*
Former Portsmouth Athletic Club
Mayor Marvin House
Heffenger House
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This brochure is
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Support for the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail,
exhibit and website comes from the
Japan-America Society of New Hampshire,
thanks to a grant from the
Center for Global Partnership of the Japan Foundation.
Additional support comes from the
Otto Fund of the Greater Piscataqua Community Foundation.
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Portsmouth Athenaeum
This library holds original Russo-Japanese
War and Treaty research materials; 2005
exhibit “War and Peace” lithographs.
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Portsmouth-born minister E. Warren
Clark, former teacher to Komura and
Takahira preached to both delegations
about Japan in 1905.
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Russian Jewish émigré merchants welcomed
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Portsmouth Furniture Company (demolished)
Local business decorated for the Welcoming Parade;
sold Conference room furniture after Treaty signing.
The Trail retraces the path of diplomacy, both
formal and informal, in the footsteps of Witte,
Komura, their attaches and hosts. Starting in
downtown Portsmouth, with the route of Gov.
McLane's Welcoming Parade, see the homes and
businesses that welcomed the delegations, the
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Wentworth By
the Sea Hotel where the envoys held negotiations,
and visit the many exhibits that tell the story.
For more details and continuous updates,
visit www.PortsmouthPeaceTreaty.com
Steamer Mineola
Ferried the Portsmouth welcoming delegation to greet
the arriving diplomats on Aug 8.
Today's MV Thomas V. Laighton is an authentic replica.
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President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace
Prize for his diplomacy in arranging the conference.
Although Roosevelt remained at his summer home
at Oyster Bay, he relied on his representative, Asst.
Secretary of State Peirce, the US Navy and Admiral
Mead to host the formal diplomacy at the
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, while depending on
New Hampshire Governor John McLane, the
citizens of New Hampshire and Maine, and
especially the City of Portsmouth, to be the official
hosts.
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The Portsmouth Peace Treaty Trail
“An Uncommon Commitment to Peace”
Shapiro House
Jewish émigrés supported Russian peace efforts, lobbied
Russian delegation on treatment of Jews. The Shapiros
helped found the first Synagogue in the city in 1905.
Portsmouth Post Office
John H. Bartlett, Postmaster, hosted banquets
for both delegations.
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Photos courtesy of
Portsmouth Athenaeum
Strawbery Banke Museum
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Old York Historical Society
Robert Byrnes, Richard Candee,
Charles Doleac, Peter Randall
Regional Sites
Portsmouth Sites
Christ Church (burned)
Both delegations attended services here.
After the Treaty signing, Fr. Alexander Hotovitsky
(later canonized) performed a special
Russian Orthodox peace service.
Downtown basemap information
courtesy of
The City of Portsmouth
Map Design:
© MapWorks 2005
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[email protected]
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Former Portsmouth Athletic Club
Both delegations used the private club facilities
including billiards and pool tables on the third floor.
Former Merrick Hotel
Japanese newspaper correspondents
and other participants stayed here.
Rockingham County Courthouse (demolished)
Gov. McLane held a reception here for the delegates
following the Welcoming Parade.
Portsmouth Peace Treaty Plaque
Judge Calvin Page was honored with this plaque, on his office on
Market St, for bringing the peace conference to Portsmouth.