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Walking Tour: Rum & Revolution
February 19, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
$15Purchase tickets at NewportHistoryTours.org.
Rum & Revolution- From the thriving colonial rum trade through the temperance movement and Prohibition era smuggling, learn about the changing role of alcohol in the community. Presented by a guide wearing authentic historical clothing. This tour lasts one hour.
The tour departs outside of the Museum of Newport History at the Brick Market, located at the foot of Washington Square, 127 Thames Street, Newport RI. Attendees can look for a sandwich board sign indicating the departure point next to the building.
Tours cost $15 per person, $10 for Newport Historical Society members and active duty military. Tickets must be purchased in advance at NewportHistoryTours.org/.