"Beautiful inlet, formerly called Witch Creek, received its present name from Indian chief or Sagamore, said by tradition to have once resided upon its banks...a little further up [from the Creek’s mouth] is the old Martine farm, which has been in the family for many generations. The house is very old; perhaps it was built by Richard Martine, whose name appears in the church record of 1693."

Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.

Inscription reads, "Martene Farm House, about 1700."