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

Mawdsley/Turner House

Circa 1758

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Mawdsley / Turner House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2024

1. Mawdsley / Turner House Marker

Inscription. Here lived Peter James Turner, surgeon with Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Science & Medicine • War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 41° 29.328′ N, 71° 18.699′ W. Marker is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is on School Street just south of Touro Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 School St, Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: School Street (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Six of the First (within shouting distance of this marker); Barrington (within shouting distance of this marker); Gideon Cornell House (within shouting distance of this marker); William Ellery Channing House (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Joseph's Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Touro Synagogue (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named William Ellery Channing House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Mawdsley / Turner House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2024

2. Mawdsley / Turner House

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.