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Newport

Newport and Aquidneck Island offer a rich historical experience, preserving the sites of the British occupation during the Revolutionary War. Visitors can explore Weaver Cove, where British and Hessian troops disembarked on December 8, 1776, and the city of Newport, with its well-preserved colonial architecture, including the Newport Colony House and the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House. Aquidneck Island, under British control by December 12, 1776, features historic sites like the Whitehall Museum House, while Conanicut Island, connected to Newport by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, includes the Conanicut Battery Historic Park, detailing the fortifications built during the war.

Newport: What's Nearby

Newport, RI
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Museum
Naval War College Museum
Newport, RI
Rev War  |  Fort
Conanicut Battery
Jamestown, RI
Museum
Gilbert Stuart Museum
Saunderstown, RI
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich, CT
Rev War  |  Fort
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
Groton, CT
Museum
U.S. Coast Guard Museum
New London, CT
Rev War  |  Fort
Fort Trumbull State Park
New London, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Old Lyme, Connecticut (CT-45)
Old Lyme, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Framingham, MA (MA-21)
Framingham, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Old Saybrook, Connecticut (CT-55)
Old Saybrook, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Southborough, MA (MA-20)
Southborough, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Charlton, Massachusetts (MA-64)
Charlton, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Sturbridge, Massachusetts (MA-103)
Sturbridge, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Stonebridge Rd., Wayland, MA (MA-22)
Wayland, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Roxbury, MA (MA-27.5)
Roxbury, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Wayland, MA (MA-23)
Way, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Shrewsbury, MA (MA-17)
Shrewsbury, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Worcester, MA (MA-16)
Worcester, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Northborough, MA (MA-18)
Northborough, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Worcester, Massachusetts (MA-119)
Worcester, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Boston, MA (MA-28)
Boston, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Stafford Springs, Connecticut (CT-102)
Stafford Springs, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Marlborough, MA (MA-19)
Marlborough, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Tolland, Connecticut (CT-12)
Tolland, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Leicester, MA (MA-15)
Leicester, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Weston, MA (MA-24)
Weston, MA
Rev War  |  Museum
Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum
Boston, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Waltham, MA (MA-25)
Waltham, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Watertown, MA (MA-26)
Watertown, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Cambridge, MA (MA-27)
Cambridge, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Spencer, MA (MA-14)
Spencer, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Rockville, Connecticut (CT-78)
Vernon Rockville, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Chelsea, Massachusetts (MA-11)
Chelsea, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Clinton, Connecticut (CT-72)
Clinton, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Arlington, Massachusetts (MA-143)
Arlington, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Brookfield, MA (MA-13)
Brookfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Lexington, Massachusetts (MA-57)
Lexington, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Brookfield, MA (MA-12)
Brookfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Bolton, Massachusetts (MA-13)
Bolton, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at West Boylston, Massachusetts (MA-84)
West Boylston, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Cromwell, Connecticut (CT-116)
Cromwell, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Middletown, Connecticut (CT-151)
Middletown, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Sterling, Massachusetts (MA-59)
Sterling, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Lynn, Massachusetts (MA-62)
Lynn, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Palmer, MA (MA-11)
Palmer, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, East Hartford, Connecticut (CT-145)
East Hartford, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Reading, Massachusetts (MA-65)
Reading, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Hartford, Connecticut (CT-35)
Hartford, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Wilbraham, MA (MA-10)
Wilbraham, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Marblehead, Massachusetts (MA-75)
Marblehead, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Springfield, MA (MA-9)
Springfield, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at West Springfield, MA (MA-8)
West Springfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Branford, Connecticut (CT-135)
Branford, CT
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, East Haven, Connecticut (CT-124)
East Haven, CT
Birthplace
Harvey Curtiss "Barney" Barnum Jr.
Cheshire, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Westfield, MA (MA-7)
Westfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Ipswich, Massachusetts (MA-46)
Ipswich, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Methuen, Massachusetts (MA-47)
Methuen, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Northampton, Massachusetts (MA-169)
Northampson, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Russell, MA (MA-6)
Russell, MA
Rev War  |  Museum
Custom House Maritime Museum
Newburyport, MA
Rev War  |  Marker
Henry Knox Trail Marker at Blandford, MA (MA-5)
Blandford, MA

Related Battles

Newport
Battle Facts
Newport, RI | December 8, 1776
Result: British Victory
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