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The Newport Tower. / 41.4858; -71.3099. The Newport Tower, also known as the Old Stone Mill, is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century. It has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would thus represent evidence of ...
Newport Historic District (Rhode Island) / 41.49000°N 71.31361°W / 41.49000; -71.31361. The Newport Historic District is a historic district that covers 250 acres (100 ha) in the center of Newport in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1968 due to its extensive and well-preserved ...
The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל) is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island.It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States, [2] [a] the only surviving synagogue building in the U.S. dating to the colonial era, and the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America. [3]
Washington Square (Newport, Rhode Island) Coordinates: 41.4902°N 71.3140°W. Elm tree in front of the Florence K. Murray Judicial Complex in Washington Square. Washington Square is the geographical and historical heart of Newport Rhode Island. More trapezoid than square, it exists at the intersection of several major streets and what was the ...
The oldest synagogue in the United States, The Touro Synagogue in Newport was designated as a National Historic Site in 1946. About 30,000 visitor go every year to take a tour of the interior and ...
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Thames Street (along with Marlborough Street) was one of Newport's original two streets officially laid out in Newport in 1654 and providing access to the city's many wharfs. The street takes its name from the River Thames in London, England, an area from which many of the early colonists migrated. The northern part of Thames Street originates ...
William Ellery Channing statue and Newport Tower, Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island; Camera manufacturer: Panasonic: Camera model: DMC-LX3: Author: Kenneth C. Zirkel: Exposure time: 1/800 sec (0.00125) F-number: f/4: ISO speed rating: 80: Date and time of data generation: 10:19, 3 May 2017: Lens focal length: 5.1 mm: Latitude: 41° 29′ 8.64 ...