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'Downtown.' NEWPURT, HHUDE ISLAN important naval base with a United States Torpedo Station on Goat Island and: a United States Naval Training Station and War College on Coasters Harbor Island: a Fleet Training Cen- ter: a Fleet Training Group: and a Naval School facademy and preparatoryl. Newport was settled in l639 by William Coddington and other religious refugees from Massachusetts Bay. After the Civil War, Boston intellectuals began to frequent Newport and later New York wealthy flocked there. Points of interest in Newport are the Old Stone Mill in Touro Park, which has been the cause of much dispute, some historians claiming it was built in the Ilth century, others putting the date in the l7th century. Also of interest are the Wanton-Lyman Hazard House iI675l, now a museum: Friends' Meet- inghouse, dating in part from l699: Trinity Church fl726l: State House Cl739l: Redwood Library fl780l, and Sayer House fl750l. - . The oldest part of the city is around the harbor. Over- looking and guarding the harbor are Fort Grebel and Fort Adams. Newport, Rhode Island, is situated on the penin- sula at the southwest end of Rhode Island, at the mouth of Narragansett Bay, 25 miles south-southeast of Providence. The city has long been a fashion- able summer residence place, especially for the wealthy. It is an 'lHeadquarters, General Rochambeau: Commanding Officer, Allied Forces, I776 Revolution.'
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CRUISER-DESTRUYEI? FLUTILLA EIGHT A R I? I VI N G Upon COLUMBUS' arrival at Norfolk she once again became a flagship when RAdm. Fred G. Bennett, Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla EIGHT, and his staff were embarked. .
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i Saiiboating iso favorite pasttimeof Newport residents Historical State House Eisenhower Park.
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