Momboisse Family Adventures in Newport, Rhode Island, Newport, Rhode Island
After an overnight passage of 148 nautical miles we arrived in Newport, Rhode Island. The above is looking toward Clairborne Pell Newport Bridge from the Crown Princes anchored in Narragansett Bay.
In a very abbreviated history, the Narragansett people were the first to inhabit this area of Newport, Rhode Island. Later in 1639, a small group of Puritans, who had been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for their religious views settled here. Than after the Revolutionary War, wealthy industrialists from New York City and Philadelphia built summer homes along the coast of Newport.
After purusing all of the possible tours offered by Princess Cruise, we decided to formulate our own walking tour using Google Maps.
It consisted of two parts, the Washington Square Historic District and the Cliff Walk. Approximately 7 miles of walking. From the harbor we walked down Long Wharf Mall through Washington Square.
Two colonial buildings sit at either end of the square, the Brick Market (now home of the Museum of Newport History) built in 1772 and
turn left on Farewell Street to Marlborough Street. Here we find what is alleged to be the oldest tavern in America, White Horse Tavern (c. 1673). It is a bit early and buttoned up tight. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
In a very abbreviated history, the Narragansett people were the first to inhabit this area of Newport, Rhode Island. Later in 1639, a small group of Puritans, who had been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for their religious views settled here. Than after the Revolutionary War, wealthy industrialists from New York City and Philadelphia built summer homes along the coast of Newport.
After purusing all of the possible tours offered by Princess Cruise, we decided to formulate our own walking tour using Google Maps.
It consisted of two parts, the Washington Square Historic District and the Cliff Walk. Approximately 7 miles of walking. From the harbor we walked down Long Wharf Mall through Washington Square.
Two colonial buildings sit at either end of the square, the Brick Market (now home of the Museum of Newport History) built in 1772 and
turn left on Farewell Street to Marlborough Street. Here we find what is alleged to be the oldest tavern in America, White Horse Tavern (c. 1673). It is a bit early and buttoned up tight. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Momboisse Family Adventures in Newport, Rhode Island
Guide Location: USA » Newport
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Lynn Momboisse
Read it on Author's Website: http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.md/2018/01/momboisse-family-adventures-in-newport.html
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: USA » Newport
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Lynn Momboisse
Read it on Author's Website: http://carmelbytheseaca.blogspot.md/2018/01/momboisse-family-adventures-in-newport.html
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Long Wharf Mall
- Museum of Newport History
- Newport's Colony House
- White Horse Tavern
- Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House
- Trinity Church
- Travers Block
- Cliff Walk
- Forty Steps
- Ochre Court
- Salve Regina University Campus
- Queen Anne style Vinland
- The Breakers
- MidCliffe
- Marble House
- Beaulieu
- Miramar
- Fairholme
- Angelsea
- Tea House
- Rosecliff Mansion
Insider Tips for Newport, Rhode Island
Yes, There’s Lots to Do with Kids in Newport, RI!
On previous, child-free trips to Newport, Rhode Island, we grooved in the hot sun at the famous Folk Festival, kayaked in Narragansett Bay, slurped raw clams and drank a lot of beer.
None of these activities were likely to go over well with Tiny Traveler, age 4.5. And I wondered what we would do during a two-night stopover on the way from Mystic, CT to Cape Cod.
None of these activities were likely to go over well with Tiny Traveler, age 4.5. And I wondered what we would do during a two-night stopover on the way from Mystic, CT to Cape Cod.
Insider Tips Overview
