All posts tagged "Newport R.I."
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9.7KReligion and Social MovementsA Newport Quaker and The French Pirates – The John Hull Story
Capt. John Hull made frequent trips between America and England as early as the 1680s. He ran a profitable line of ships...
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13.4K4Arts and LeisureIn 1774 the Newport Circus is Torn Down
In the 1770s, as America pressed toward revolution, there was still time for leisure – for the wealthy, at least. And the...
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10.7K2New England PlacesNew England Places: Murderers, Mariners, Marriages and Windmills
When Salem, Mass. comes up in conversation, many historic topics come to mind. The infamous witch trials. The China trade. The House...
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13.6K4Politics and MilitaryRhode Island’s Esek Hopkins – Rodney Dangerfield of the American Revolution
In December of 1775, the Continental Congress gave Esek Hopkins eight sailing ships and a set of orders to clear the British...
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8.9K14Politics and MilitaryThe British Occupation of Newport – A Long Winter Arrives in 1776
The British occupation of Newport, R.I. in 1776 made a lot of sense. Newport was a wealthy town. Years of wide-ranging international...
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11.0K20MassachusettsThe British Get ‘A Choaky Mouthful’ at Bunker Hill
The most detailed eyewitness account of the Battle of Bunker Hill was written by a private named Peter Brown, who enlisted right...
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