Timeline of Newport, Rhode Island
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The following is a timeline of the history of Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
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17th century
- 1639 - William Coddington settles.[1]
- 1643 - First Society of Friends established (approximate date).[2]
- 1644 - Newport becomes part of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
- 1647 - Friends' Burial Ground established.
- 1654 - Thames Street laid out.
- 1656 - Second Baptist Church established.[2]
- 1663 - Easton's windmill built.[3]
- 1675 - Clifton Burying Ground established.
- 1677
- Jewish Cemetery dedicated.
- Stone mill in operation (approximate date).[3]
- 1681 - Custom-house established.[4]
- 1690 - Town House built.[5]
- 1695 - First Congregational Church established.
- 1697 - Mumford house (residence) built (approximate date).
- 1699 - Great Friends Meeting House built.
18th century
- 1703 - Fort built on Goat Island (approximate date).
- 1705 - John Stevens stonecarving shop in business.
- 1723 - July 19: Pirates hanged on Gravelly point.[6]
- 1726 - Trinity Church built.[2]
- 1727 - James Franklin sets up printing press.[7]
- 1730
- Literary and Philosophical Society organized.[8]
- Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House built.[9]
- White Horse Tavern in business.
- 1732 - Rhode Island Gazette newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1733 - Organ installed in Trinity Church.[4]
- 1735 - Clarke Street Meeting House built.
- 1740 - January: Snow storm.[6]
- 1741
- State House built.[11]
- Artillery Company of Newport chartered.[2]
- 1743 - Middletown separates from Newport.[12]
- 1746 - Almshouse built.[12]
- 1747 - Redwood Library established.[8]
- 1749 - Lighthouse built.[12]
- 1750 - Fire company organized.[5]
- 1752
- Marine society established.[1]
- Hunter’s Dispensary in business.[citation needed]
- 1755 - Aaron Lopez (merchant) in business.[13]
- 1758 - Newport Mercury newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1760 - Francis Malbone House and John Tillinghast House built.
- 1761
- Jewish Club organized.
- Douglass travelling theatre troupe performs.[4]
- 1762 - Brick Market built.
- 1763 - Touro Synagogue[2] and Granary built.[5]
- 1764 - Shots fired at HMS St John.
- 1765
- June: Demonstration against impressment.[14]
- August 27: Protest against Stamp Act.
- 1774 - Population: 9,209.[4]
- 1776
- 1778 - December: Snow storm.[6]
- 1779 - October 25: British occupation ends.[4]
- 1780
- July 12: French troops arrive.[4]
- Charles Feke apothecary in business.[15]
- Clarke Cooke House built.
- 1781
- March 6: George Washington visits Rochambeau in Newport.[4]
- French troops depart.[4]
- 1784
- City incorporated.[4]
- George Hazard becomes mayor.[4]
- Goat Island sold to U.S. military.
- 1787 - Town government resumes.[4]
- 1790
- 1792 - Newport Association of Mechanics and Manufacturers incorporated.[17]
- 1799
- Fort Adams built.
- Yellow fever epidemic.[6]
19th century
- 1803 - Newport National Bank incorporated.[2]
- 1805 - First Methodist Episcopal Church established.[2]
- 1810 - Spencer's variety store in business.[2]
- 1811
- Hammond's Circulating Library in business.[18]
- Samuel Whitehorne House built.
- 1814 - Sherman & Co. grocers in business.[2]
- 1815 - September 23: Gale.[6]
- 1819
- 1823 - Newport Harbor Lighthouse built.
- 1828 - Mechanics' Library established.[20]
- 1831 - Newport Steam Factory built.
- 1832 - Cozzens carpet shop in business.[21]
- 1833 - June 19: Andrew Jackson visits Newport.[6]
- 1834 - Zion Episcopal Church built.[4]
- 1835
- Davis' Family Bakery in business.[2]
- Perry Cotton Mill built.[4]
- 1837 - Coddington cotton mill built.[4]
- 1838 - Armory built.
- 1839 - Kingscote (mansion) built.
- 1845 - Ocean House hotel in business.[21]
- 1846
- The Newport Daily News begins publication.
- First Baptist Church building[2] and Van Zandt house constructed.[4]
- 1847
- 1851 - Beechwood (mansion) built.
- 1852
- Street lighting by gas lamp begins (approximate date).[6]
- Chateau-sur-Mer (residence) built.
- 1853
- City incorporated again.[4]
- Robert B. Cranston becomes mayor.
- Church of the Holy Name of Mary built.[2]
- 1854
- Newport Historical Society and Newport Reading Room founded.
- Sisters of Mercy convent built.
- Lighthouse commissioned on Lime Rock.
- 1855 - Touro Park established.[3]
- 1857 - United Congregational Church built.
- 1859 - August 23: Reunion of the Sons and Daughters of Newport.[6]
- 1860 - Chepstow (mansion) built.
- 1861 - Kaull & Anthony grocers in business.[2]
- 1862 - Nason upholstery in business.[21]
- 1863 - School house built on Willow Street.[22]
- 1864
- Old Colony and Newport Railway begins operating.[4]
- Shiloh Baptist Church organized.[2]
- 1865
- 1866 - Atlantic House roller skating rink opens.[24]
- 1867
- 1869
- U.S. Naval Torpedo Station established on Goat Island.
- August: Ulysses S. Grant visits Newport.[6]
- 1870
- Rose Island Light built.
- Newport & Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company organized.[25]
- 1871 - Newport Manufacturing Company mill built.[4]
- 1873
- Newport Hospital opens.[2]
- Rogers High School founded.
- 1874 - Ward's Circulating Library in business.[20]
- 1875 - Population: 14,028.[5]
- 1876 - International Polo Cup match held.
- 1878
- 1880
- Channing Memorial Church[2] and Newport Casino built.
- May 30: The League of American Wheelmen is formed in Newport
- 1881
- City water system authorized.[4]
- Newport Skating Rink opens.[4]
- Tennis tournament begins at Newport Casino.
- Groff pharmacy in business.[21]
- 1882
- Couzens and Bull telephone exchange in business.[4]
- Free Chapel of St. John the Evangelist established.[2]
- Vinland Estate built.
- 1883 - Isaac Bell House built.
- 1884
- Naval War College established.
- July 4: Reunion of the Sons and Daughters of Newport.[26]
- 1885
- St. Joseph's Church established.[2]
- Morton Park established (approximate date).[6]
- Stone Tower restored.[3]
- 1888 - Carr bookseller and Hass florist in business.[21]
- 1889 - Electric trolley begins operating.[4]
- 1891 - Rockhurst (residence) built.
- 1892 - Marble House, Ochre Court, and Rough Point built.
- 1893
- Newport Country Club established.
- 1894 - Belcourt Castle (residence) built.
- 1895 - National Open Golf Championship held at Newport Country Club.[4]
- The Breakers (residence) built.
- 1898 - Vernon Court (residence) built.
- 1899 - September 7: Automobile parade.[4]
20th century
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- 1900 - Rhode Island state capital relocates to Providence.[27]
- 1901
- - The Elms (residence) built.
- - TJ Brown in business.[citation needed]
- 1902 - Newport Historical Society Museum building[4] and Oelrichs House constructed.
- 1905
- 1912 - Art Association of Newport organized.[29]
- 1915 - Miramar (mansion) built.
- 1919
- Seamen's Church Institute founded.[30]
- U.S. Navy sex scandal.
- 1923 - Rhode Island Route 114 designated.
- 1925 - Seaview Terrace (residence) built.
- 1926 - Hotel Viking (hotel) opens.
- 1926 - Courthouse built on Washington Square.[4]
- 1930 - America's Cup yacht race relocates to Newport.
- 1934 - Salve Regina University chartered.
- 1937 - Population: 27,612.[4]
- 1938 - September: Hurricane.
- 1942 - Naval Academy Preparatory School relocates to Newport.
- 1946 - United Baptist Church established.
- 1948 - WADK radio (1540 AM) begins broadcasting as WRJM. Call Letters changed to WADK in November 1953.
- 1950 - Naval Justice School relocates to Newport.
- 1953 - September 12: wedding of John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier.
- 1954
- Newport Jazz Festival begins.
- Tennis Hall of Fame established.
- 1959
- Newport Folk Festival begins.
- Rovensky Park established.
- 1960 - Population: 47,049.
- 1964 - Newport State Airport (Rhode Island) in operation.
- 1965 - Fort Adams State Park established.
- 1969 - Newport Bridge opens.
- 1976 - Brenton Point State Park established.
- 1978 - Naval War College Museum in operation.
- 1980 - Newport Rugby Football Club (Rhode Island) formed.
- 1993 - Yacht Restoration School founded.
- 1998
- Newport International Film Festival begins.
- SVF Foundation established (livestock preservation).
21st century
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- 2000 - National Museum of American Illustration opens.
- 2004 - City website online (approximate date).[31]
- 2010 - Population: 24,672.
- 2012 - October: Hurricane Sandy storm surge washes away large sections of the Cliff Walk[32]
- 2014 - June: The Cliff Walk reopens after restoration following 2012's storm damage by Hurricane Sandy[33]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morse 1797.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 Sanford 1887.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Godfrey 1951.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 Federal Writers' Project 1937: "Newport"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Denison 1879.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Bayles 1888.
- ↑ Rhode Island Historical Society 1915.
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- ↑ Mercantile Illustrating Co. 1890.
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- ↑ Greene 1865.
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- ↑ Dix 1852.
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- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 Parsons 1892.
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Bibliography
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Images
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1730 Newport RhodeIsland NYPL.jpeg
Newport, 1730
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Newport, 19th century
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Reunion, 1884
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Thames St. and A.J. Ward's, by E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm).jpg
Thames Street, 19th century
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