Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day

Each year on September 5th at 3:47 pm – the exact moment the Treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War was signed -- Portsmouth NH commemorates its history by recreating what happened in 1905. The Shipyard blows the Shipyard whistle. In response, the bells of Portsmouth ring for three minutes. In 1905 they rang for an hour in celebration. People in Market Square can hear church bells all over the city and other seacoast churches and locations around the state participate in the bell-ringing, as does Portsmouth's Sister School and Mayor in Nichinan. Each year, starting in 2010, the Governor of New Hampshire presents a proclamation commemorating the day throughout the State.