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Newport RI History

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20 Military Memorials, Monuments and Markers you should visit in Newport

by What's Up Newp January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

These memorials, monuments, and markers throughout Newport, Rhode Island document the trials, tribulations, battles, historical events, and those Newporters lost while at a battle. We hope that this will inspire […]

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On This Day In History – April 10, 1987: Rose Island Lighthouse added to National Register of Historic Places

by Sarah McClutchy April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

On this day in history in 1987, Rose Island Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Constructed in 1870, Narragansett Bay’s iconic Rose Island Lighthouse  was […]

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