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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Newport County

 
Clickable Map of Newport County, Rhode Island and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Newport County, RI (280) Bristol County, RI (91) Kent County, RI (48) Washington County, RI (141) Bristol County, MA (273)  NewportCounty(280) Newport County (280)  BristolCounty(91) Bristol County (91)  KentCounty(48) Kent County (48)  WashingtonCounty(141) Washington County (141)  BristolCountyMassachusetts(273) Bristol County (273)
Newport is the county seat for Newport County
Adjacent to Newport County, Rhode Island
Bristol County (91)  ►
Kent County (48)  ►
Washington County (141)  ►
Bristol County, Massachusetts (273)  ►
 
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1 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown — Jamestown and Newport Ferry Service: 1675-1969 —
2 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown — Memorial to the Veterans of Jamestown —
3 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown — Roger Williams and Canonicus — 🕊️ —
4 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown — Veterans Memorial —
5 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — Fog Signal Building —
6 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — Foundation of the Original Beavertail Lighthouse —
7 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — History of the Beavertail Light Station —
8 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — Oil Storage Building —
9 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The 1749 Foundation —
10 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The Assistant Keeper's House —
11 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum —
12 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum —
13 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum —
14 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The Granite Light Tower —
15 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The Keeper's House —
16 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — The West Passage to Narragansett Bay —
17 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Beavertail State Park — Whale Rock Lighthouse —
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18 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Conanicut Battery Historic Park — 1772 - 1781 — Revolutionary Years —
19 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Conanicut Battery Historic Park — Conanicut Battery —
20 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Conanicut Battery Historic Park — Conanicut Battery On Prospect Hill / Preservation of Conanicut Battery — A National Historic Site / A Community Project —
21 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Conanicut Battery Historic Park — Prospect Hill — Fire Control Stations — Modern Coastal Defenses —
22 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Fort Getty Park — Fort Getty —
23 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Fort Wetherill State Park — Fort Wetherill —
24 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Fort Wetherill State Park — Harbor Mine (Torpedo) Complex —
25 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Fort Wetherill State Park — History of the Dumplings —
26 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Windmill Hill — History of the Jamestown Windmill —
27 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Windmill Hill — 317 — Jamestown Windmill —
28 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Windmill Hill — Leaching Stone —
29 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Jamestown, Windmill Hill — Operation of the Jamestown Windmill —
30 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 110 — 13,000 Years — Awashonks Garden —
31 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Ancient Connections — Roads and waterways connected Sakonnet to vast social and trade networks. — Awashonks Garden —
32 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Attuck: Sentinal of the Land —
33 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Awashonks — Queen of the Sogkonate —
34 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Buying & Selling Acoaxet / The English at Sakonnet / Christian Indians / Life in the 18th Century — [Awashonks Garden] —
35 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Col. Benjamin Church —
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36 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Colonel Benjamin Church —
37 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Distrust for the Newcomers — Buying & Selling Sakonnet | King Philip’s War 1675-76 — Awashonks Garden —
38 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Elisabeth Pabodie —
39 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 104 — Fal Solomon: Indentured Here / Honoring Fal — Awashonks Garden —
40 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Henry Tillinghast Sisson —
41 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Honoring Awashonks — Sakonnet’s Many Sachems — Awashonks Garden —
42 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Korean Conflict Memorial —
43 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Methodist Episcopal Church —
44 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 106 — Mishoon — Awashonks Garden —
45 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 103 — Native Plants — Plants have been woven into our lives. They are a part of everything. —
46 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Sakonnet History Project —
47 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 107 — Squant — Squant is the protector of water voyages. — Awashonks Garden —
48 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Stone Walls — Many of Little Compton's stone walls were built by Sakonnet men, sometimes under duress. — Awashonks Garden —
49 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 105 — Summer Weeku Frame — Weekus are traditional Wampanoag homes — Awashonks Garden —
50 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Take a Walk on Your Land —
51 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — The Sakonnet Diaspora / Native Neighbors / The Last 350 Years / The Next 350 Years — Awashonks Garden —
52 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 102 — Three Sisters: A Symbiotic Garden — Living things grow best in relationship with others. — Awashonks Garden —
53 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 108 — Turtle Island — Native people refer to North America as Turtle Island. —
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54 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — United Congregational Church —
55 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Veterans Memorial —
56 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Vietnam Conflict Memorial —
57 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Welcome to Sakonnet — Awashonks Garden —
58 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Wilbor House — Built circa 1690 by Samuel & Mary Wilbor —
59 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — World War II Memorial — 1941 - 1945 —
60 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — World War Memorial —
61 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton, Adamsville — Rhode Island Red —
62 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton, The Commons — 9-11-01 Memorial Tree —
63 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Middletown, Newport East — Green End Fort —
64 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Middletown, Prescott Farm — Prescott’s Headquarters —
65 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Middletown, Prescott Farm — Summer Headquarters —
66 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Middletown, Prescott Farm — Welcome to Prescott Farm — Visitors are welcome to enjoy our historic buildings and open space. —
67 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Middletown, Prescott Farm — Wind at Work —
68 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — 1 Elm Street —
69 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — 45 Elm Street —
70 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — 77 Division Street —
71 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — 79 Thames Street —
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72 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — A Giant Among Forts —
73 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Alexander Jack Jr. House — c.1811 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
74 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Alfred Smith House — Circa 1845 — 12 Mount Vernon Street —
75 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. Spring Park —
76 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Ann Webber House — c. 1794 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
77 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Barrington — Rhode Island Slave History —
78 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Bay Islands Park —
79 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Bellevue Ave. at John St. — Walking Tour of the Historic Hill — Reported permanently removed
80 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Bellevue Avenue — Walk Newport's History — Newport Historical Society —
81 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Bells —
82 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Benjamin F. Downing — Carpenter circa 1900 — Historic Hill National Landmark District —
83 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Between the Wars —
84 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Billy Bottomore — Confectioner — circa 1750 —
85 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Boats of the Bay —
86 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Bowen's Wharf —
87 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Bowen's Wharf —
88 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Brenton Point Maritime Memorial —
89 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Brenton Point State Park —
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90 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Buffum-Redwood House — c. 1700 enlarged 1740 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
91 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Building a Fortress —
92 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Buliod-Perry House — c. 1750 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
93 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Cap't George Buckmaster House — c. 1768 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
94 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Capt. George Mowat House — c. 1786 — 83 Division Street —
95 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Capt. John Wanton House — moved 1930 — ca. 1771 —
96 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Cap't. William Read House — 1740 — NRF Founded by Doris Duke 1968 —
97 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Captain John Warren House — Built 1737 —
98 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Captain Phillips House — 42 Elm Street —
99 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Changing Role of the Fort —
100 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Newport — Charlotte Burleigh House — 71 Touro Street —

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