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The Colony House
Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: October 8, 2011
Caption: The Colony House
Additional Description: From this balcony, citizens of Newport were told of the death of King George II and the ascension of George III to the throne. On July 20, 1776, Major John Handy read the Declaration of Independence from these front steps.
Submitted: October 9, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p175946
File Size: 4.039 Megabytes

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