Timeline of Newport, Rhode Island
Timeline of Newport, Rhode Island.
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.
- 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.
- 1896 - St. George's School established near Newport.
- 1898 - Vernon Court (residence) built.
- 1899 - September 7: Automobile parade.[4]
20th century
- 1900 - Rhode Island state capital relocates to Providence.[27]
- 1901
- - The Elms (residence) built.
- - TJ Brown in business.
- 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
- 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
- Newport history
- Timeline of Providence, Rhode Island
- Timeline of Rhode Island[34]
References
- 1 2 Morse 1797.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Sanford 1887.
- 1 2 3 4 Godfrey 1951.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Federal Writers' Project 1937: "Newport"
- 1 2 3 4 5 Denison 1879.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bayles 1888.
- ↑ Rhode Island Historical Society 1915.
- 1 2 George C. Mason (1891), Annals of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, R.I: Redwood Library
- ↑ "History of the NHS". Newport Historical Society. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- 1 2 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ George Adams (1856), Rhode Island Register, Providence: Gladding & Brother, OCLC 5628226
- 1 2 3 Carl Bridenbaugh (1971), Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776, London: Oxford University Press, OL 16383796M
- ↑ Bruce M. Bigelow (1931). "Aaron Lopez: Colonial Merchant of Newport". New England Quarterly. 4. JSTOR 359587.. Virginia Bever Platt (1975). "'And Don't Forget the Guinea Voyage': The Slave Trade of Aaron Lopez of Newport". William and Mary Quarterly. 32. JSTOR 1919556.
- ↑ Jesse Lemisch (July 1968). "Jack Tar in the Streets: Merchant Seamen in the Politics of Revolutionary America". William and Mary Quarterly. 25. JSTOR 1921773.
- ↑ Mercantile Illustrating Co. 1890.
- ↑ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ↑ Greene 1865.
- ↑ "Hammond Collection". New York Society Library. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ Dix 1852.
- 1 2 3 Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Parsons 1892.
- ↑ Services at the dedication of the school house erected by the Trustees of the Long Wharf, May 20th, 1863, Newport: Printed by Pratt and Messer, 1863
- ↑ Rhode Island State Archives. "(Newport)". State Archives Catalog. State of Rhode Island. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ Stephen Van Dulken (2001). Inventing the 19th Century: 100 Inventions that Shaped the Victorian Age. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-8810-3.
- ↑ Annual report of the Railroad Commissioner, for ... 1897, Providence, RI, 1898, OCLC 2381452
- ↑ Frank G. Harris (1885), History of the Re-union of the Sons and Daughters of Newport, R.I., July 4th, 1884, Newport: Davis & Pitman, printers, OCLC 5837728
- 1 2 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ Civic League of Newport (1906), Bulletin
- ↑ American Art Annual. 1917.
- ↑ "Seamen's Church Institute". Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ "City of Newport Home Page". Archived from the original on January 2004 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Flynn, Sean (6 November 2012). "Sandy: The Aftermath The damage is done Repairs to the Cliff Walk will cost the city about $2 million". NewportRI.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Burns, Frances (25 June 2015). "Tourists can once again traverse the Hurricane Sandy-damaged Cliff Walk in Newport, R.I.". UPI. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project 1937, p. 463: "Chronology"
Bibliography
- Published in the 18th-19th century
- Jedidiah Morse (1797), "Newport", American Gazetteer, Boston: At the presses of S. Hall, and Thomas & Andrews
- John Dix (1852), A hand-book of Newport, and Rhode Island, Newport: C. E. Hammett, Jr.
- George C. Mason (1854), Newport Illustrated, New York: D. Appleton & Co., OCLC 2000062
- Records of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, A.C. Greene and Brothers, 1865, OCLC 83697440
- Frederic Denison (1879), "Newport", The past and the present: Narragansett, sea and shore, Providence: J. A. & R. A. Reid
- Joseph Sabin, ed. (1881). "Newport, R.I.". Bibliotheca Americana. 13. New York. OCLC 13972268.
- Newport villa owners' summer visitors' and residents' guide to the reliable business interests of the city, Boston: W. G. Morrison & Co., 1883
- Haut ton Newport, per se: one Athens, one Rome, one London, and one Newport, Providence, R.I.: Frazier & Whiting, 1884
- Newport Household Directory, Providence: Sanford Publishing Co., 1887
- Richard M. Bayles, ed. (1888), History of Newport County, Rhode Island, New York: L. E. Preston & Co., OCLC 2093778
- Newport and its points of interest, New York: Mercantile Illustrating Co., 1890, OCLC 16889491
- Clarence Stanhope (1891), In and around Newport. 1891, Providence: Press of the Ryder & Dearth Co.
- "City of Newport". Industries and wealth of the principal points in Rhode Island. NY: Parsons. 1892.
- Clarence Stanhope (1892), In and around Newport. 1892, Newport: Daily News job print
- Published in the 20th century
- Scenic views of Newport, Fall River, Mass: E.P. Charlton, 1900
- May Van Rensselaer (1905), Newport: our social capital, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, OCLC 1145979
- "Newport", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Edith May Tilley (1914), Historic Spots in Newport, Newport, R.I: Mercury Pub. Co., OCLC 14237785
- Rhode Island imprints: a list of books, pamphlets, newspapers and broadsides printed at Newport, Providence, Warren, Rhode Island, between 1727 and 1800, Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1915
- A guide to Newport, Rhode Island, Newport: Gabriel Weis, 1916
- Federal Writers' Project (1937), "Newport", Rhode Island, American Guide Series, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, OCLC 691847 + Chronology
- William S. Godfrey, Jr. (Oct 1951). "The Archaeology of the Old Stone Mill in Newport, Rhode Island". American Antiquity. 17. JSTOR 277246.
- Trudy Ring and Robert M. Salkin, ed. (1995). "Newport". Americas. International Dictionary of Historic Places. Routledge. p. 471+. ISBN 978-1-134-25930-4.
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Coordinates: 41°29′17″N 71°18′45″W / 41.488002°N 71.312622°W
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