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Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.The population was 17,871 at the 2020 U.S. census.Portsmouth is the second-oldest municipality in Rhode Island, after Providence; it was one of the four colonies which merged to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the others being Providence, Newport, and Warwick.
Portsmouth: Longest bridge in New England for over 40 years 8: Oak Glen: Oak Glen: March 29, 1978 : 745 Union St. Portsmouth: 9: Pine Hill Archeological Site, RI-655: November 3, 1983 : Address Restricted: Portsmouth: 10
Since Rhode Island has no county level of government, cities and towns provide services commonly performed by county governments in other states. [4] The state's cities and towns may adopt one of four forms of government: council–manager, mayor–council, town council–town meeting, or administrator–council. [5]
Image Location First Built Destroyed Notes Henry Bull House: Newport c. 1639: 1912 Destroyed by fire on December 29, 1912; Allegedly the oldest house in Rhode Island until its destruction; William Coddington House Newport 1640–1641 1835 Razed 1835; Roger Mowry Tavern: Providence c. 1653: 1900 Restored and documented by Norman Isham in the ...
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Hog Island is an American island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It lies at the entrance to the harbor of Bristol and is part of the town of Portsmouth. The 60 ft (18 m) tall Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse stands off the south end, warning ships of the dangerous shoals around the island. It has a land area of approximately 0.3 sq mi (78 ha ...