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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWSC_maj-gen-isaac-ingalls-stevens_Newport-RI.html
In memory ofMaj. Gen. Isaac Ingalls StevensBorn in Andover, Mass.Who gave to the service of his countrya quick and comprehensive mind,a warm and generous heart,a firm will and a strong arm,and who fell while rallying his commandwith the flag of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWSA_u-s-s-bennington-cva-20_Newport-RI.html
In memory of our shipmates and members of Air Task Group 181 lost in an accidental explosion on the USS Bennington while operating off the coast of Rhode Island on May 26, 1954[ List of those killed in the explosion. ]"As long as there is one left…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWS9_rhode-island-marine-memorial_Newport-RI.html
Since 1775 the United States Marines haveserved our nation in peace and war.—————————-Semper Fidelis
These marines continue to be trueto these words.Cpl. Rick R. Crudale - West Warwick &midd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWS4_missing-at-sea-may-7-2007_Newport-RI.html
Capt. Trey ToppingJuly 25, 1967
Capt. Jason FranksFebruary 10, 1973
Christine GrinavicJanuary 21, 1981
Rhiannon BorisoffJuly 26, 1984
Now they are sailing alongside their God with fair winds, following seas, and the warm sun shining on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWS3_rovensky-park-its-neighbors-open-space-preserved_Newport-RI.html
Endowed with spectacular natural scenery and a gentle climate, Newport was a gardener's paradise. This section of Bellevue Avenue reflects the rich horticultural heritage of the city and centuries of garden design, estate development, and land con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWRX_chateau-sur-mer-its-neighbors-a-victorian-district-preserved_Newport-RI.html
The buildings surrounding Chateau-sur-Mer capture the spirit of Newport in the High Victorian era. This block preserves one of the greatest concentrations of Victorian architecture and landscape design in Newport from the period 1850 to 1890. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWRN_rosecliff-its-neighbors-fading-glamour-modern-revival_Newport-RI.html
The 1940s brought enormous change to houses on this block of Bellevue Avenue as Gilded Age glamour faded due to demolitions, fire, and acquisition of many properties for use by schools. Increasing income and real estate taxes and a changing lifest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWRG_rough-point-its-neighbors-preserved-houses_Newport-RI.html
This part of Bellevue Avenue reflects the architectural variety of 19th century Newport houses, from the Gothic Revival and Second Empire French villas of the early 1850s to the Stick Style cottages of the 1870s and the Beaux Arts Classical mansio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWR6_touro-synagogue_Newport-RI.html
The results of the religious toleration upon which Newport was founded are nowhere more evident than in the houses of worship clustered within a few hundred feet of this location: Touro Synagogue, the Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House, the United …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWQI_the-colony-house_Newport-RI.html
Because of its commitment to religious toleration, Newport had no established church during the colonial period. There was no Puritan meeting house on the town square as was the norm elsewhere in New England. Instead, the Colony House and the Bric…