Castillo de San Marcos replaced an earlier series of earth and wood fortifications and was the northernmost outpost of the Spanish Caribbean. It was the focus of the struggle between Great Britain and Spain for regional supremacy during the 17th and 18th centuries and was the site of a British garrison during the American Revolution. The fort was last employed for defensive purposes in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Top of Page New Hampshire New Hampshire Historical Society, The Library Collections Located at 30 Park St. Concord, New Hampshire, the library houses the finest collection of printed, manuscript, and pictorial materials relating to New Hampshire history anywhere. The monograph and periodical holdings are particularly strong in the areas of genealogy, biography, New England regional and local history, American fine and decorative arts, and the history of technology.
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The site lists and links to New Hampshire History sites on the Internet. The following categories of links to sites contain information of interest to students of New Hampshire history. New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Constitution, New Hampshire Division of Records Management and Archives, New Hampshire Historical Society, WPA Life Histories, and New Hampshire Legacy. University of New Hampshire Library Special Collections, Civil War Materials Civil War materials in Special Collections include the personal papers of over 20 soldiers who fought in the conflict, as well as regimental histories, Adjutant-General reports, and histories documenting New Hampshire's participation in the war. In addition, the UNH Library contains an extensive collection of histories of the various states during the Civil War.