This is the oldest known picture of the USS Constitution, which was taken in 1858 while undergoing repairs at the Navy Yard in Portsmouth, NH. The 44 gun frigate was launched in 1797 in Boston, MA, and was one of six original wooden hull three masted frigates built. The ship was named by President George Washington. Based at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, the Constitution remains on the Navy's active list.
During my younger days, I attended St. Francis Xavier Church, which is pictured above. Located in Nashua's north end neighborhood of French Hill, the church was built in 1898, and is the tallest church in the city. It was closed by the Archdiocese of Manchester in 2002 due to declining attendance. The church has been recently sold and is being renovated, under the new name of St. Mary and Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church.
Main Street in downtown Nashua, New Hampshire looking north is shown in this undated picture. The automobiles pictured would indicate a possible time frame of the 1940's. On the far left, the marquee of the old Daniel Webster Theatre is prominently seen, while across the street just slightly to the left of the Sears sign, we can see the old State Theatre. Both these locations kept me off the streets and ate up most of my allowance in my younger days.
