History Bytes: Newport High School Graduates

May 21, 2020

Congratulations to the Rogers High School Class of 2020! Newport celebrated its first class of Newport High School graduates in 1873, when 10 students ...

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History Bytes: It Happened at the Newport Colony House

May 14, 2020

Flash(way)back Friday – it’s hard enough for some of us to remember what we did last week, let alone last year. The Colony House ...

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History Bytes: Rhode Island’s Rotating Government

May 1, 2020

Why have one of something when you can have five? This thought, encouraged by the very individual-based idea of democracy among the men who ...

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History Bytes: Colony House Clockworks

April 24, 2020

The Colony House has stood at the top of Washington Square since its completion in 1739. Its construction was intended to bring more formal ...

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History Bytes: Ida Lewis

April 21, 2020

In 1857, at the age of fifteen, Ida Lewis unofficially took over duties as keeper of the Lime Rock Lighthouse from her father. He ...

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History Bytes: Resources for Gardeners in Newport, Past and Present

April 14, 2020

For many, the arrival of spring is synonymous with the start of gardening season. Gardening isn’t just for farmers; Newporters have been growing food ...

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