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Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Brenton Point State Park

 
 
Brenton Point State Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
1. Brenton Point State Park Marker
Inscription.
Governor Philip W. Noel
Lt. Governor J. Joseph Garrahy
Director Dennis J. Murphy, Jr.
Sen. Erich A. O’D. Taylor, President
Sen. Robert J. McKenna
Mayor Humphrey J. Donnelly, III

Committee
Chairman James Thomson Douglas
Agnes R. Curtis
Councilman Robert O. Beattie
Councilman Richard S. Phelps
Robert R. Coulombe
Donato F. D’Andrea
Rep. James F. Mahoney
Delphine H. Washburn
Edwin W. Connelly
George F. Howarth – Landscape Architect

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureParks & Recreational Areas.
 
Location. 41° 27.019′ N, 71° 21.177′ W. Marker is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. Marker is on Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in Brenton Point State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Rocky Shore (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); EqyptAir Flight 990 Memorial (about 500 feet away); S/V Marques (about 500 feet away); RI Pilots of Brenton Reef Pilot Station (about 500 feet away); Brenton Point Maritime Memorial (about 500 feet away); Portuguese Navigators Monument
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(about 600 feet away); Portuguese Navigators: Pioneers in Maritime Exploration (about 600 feet away); Missing at Sea May 7, 2007 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.
 
Additional keywords. landscape architecture
 
Brenton Point State Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
2. Brenton Point State Park Marker
Marker on Ocean Drive image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
3. Marker on Ocean Drive
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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