Narragansett High School - Maritimes Yearbook (Narragansett, RI)

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Narragansett has always been a town with action going on. In the 1800’s it was a very popular tourist center, with its beaches, hotels and casino bustling with fun-lovers. t-

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. . . with these we learn to change today and shape tomorrow. We are the ones who make it happen. Seniors, Class of ’79...........page 16 Undergraduate Classes...........page 50 Administration and Faculty....page 72 Our activities are the measure of our growth. A Look at ’78-’79...............page 84 The Scores We Achieved........page 144 The support of the community makes it all possible.page 148

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The waterfront photograph at the bottom left was taken from what is now Tucker’s Dock. From the train depot on the far left a long string of luxury hotels flourished, sup- ported by a booming tourist trade. This pic- ture was taken in 1885. Working counter-clockwise from the waterfront scene these nineteenth-century archive photographs depict: the tower on Earles Court; the famous Narragansett Casino in its prime; a cluster of stores at the town center; the Rockingham Hotel; and a fine old mansion on Earles Court. Photo credits on page 159.