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The Old Harbor Historic District is an historic district in the resort community of New Shoreham on Block Island off the southern coast of Rhode Island.Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Main Street, it includes Spring, High, and Water streets as well.
Block Island has no natural harbors; breakwaters were constructed in 1870 to form Old Harbor. New Shoreham, Rhode Island with Old Harbor in the foreground New Harbor - The Great Salt Pond. New Harbor was created in 1895 when a channel was dug to connect the Great Salt Pond to the ocean through the northwestern side of the island.
The more than 130-year-old Harborside Inn's balloon framing and lack of up-to-code construction ... Island-goers ferrying into the harbor collected on the bow, gazing out at the charred remnants ...
The fire is believed to have originated in the kitchen of the Harborside Inn. It is under control and under investigation at this time.
Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19th century.
The Block Island Ferry is running again now that seas have settled down.
The Great Salt Pond Archeological District is a historic district in New Shoreham, Rhode Island. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The Great Salt Pond is a round and almost entirely enclosed body of water separating the north and south regions of Block Island .
Saturday's arrests after a fight were unusual, the chiefs say. In fact, from 2018 to 2023 Narragansett police only made 10 arrests at the ferry dock.