The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל) is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island. As the only surviving...
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Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643. It is also one of the...
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Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast...
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Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, is a suspension bridge operated by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority that spans...
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is located on the corner of Farewell and Marlborough streets in Newport, Rhode Island. English immigrant Francis Brindley constructed the original building...
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facetiously called a "summer cottage") located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, completed in 1901. The architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) designed...
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purpose-built synagogues constructed prior to 1900 remain standing. A portion of these are highlighted below. Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island (1759–63)...
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The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established...
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Newport, Rhode Island, not far from the Touro Synagogue. Other Jewish graves are found nearby as part of the Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery...
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following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Newport, Rhode Island. Vice-Admiral Sir Jahleel Brenton, Royal Navy William Ellery Channing...
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