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Watching for Incoming Aircraft in World War II

Watching for Incoming Aircraft in World War II

by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden | Dec 29, 2020 | 2020 Articles, Jamestown History Articles

From 1938 through 1940, the United States watched with growing concern the war that was engulfing Europe.  Air warfare directed against civilians, demonstrated in the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940, led some – especially on the eastern seaboard – to fear for...
A Civil War Veteran Reports

A Civil War Veteran Reports

by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden | Nov 20, 2020 | 2020 Articles, Jamestown History Articles

In honor of Veterans Day, we are excerpting a Civil War veteran’s story, edited by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden. Three days after the first military action of the Civil War, the assault on Fort Sumter, NC, on April 12, 1861, President Lincoln called for 75,000...
Gustavus Adolophus Clarke

Gustavus Adolophus Clarke

by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden | Oct 12, 2020 | 2020 Articles, Jamestown History Articles

Gustavus Adolphus Clarke, known as G. Adolphus, was one of Jamestown’s many descendants of Joseph Clarke, one of the original purchasers of Conanicut Island.  He was born in Jamestown in 1839, eighth of the nine children of David Wright and Sarah Chaffee Clarke.  He...
The Tennant Sisters of Jamestown

The Tennant Sisters of Jamestown

by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden | Sep 23, 2020 | 2020 Articles, Jamestown History Articles

For the first 30 plus years of their lives the two Tennant sisters lived uneventful lives in their father’s home on Narragansett Avenue.  Born in Jamestown in 1873 and 1874 respectively, Hester and Emilie went to Jamestown’s South School in the days of one-room...
When Beavertail Closed

When Beavertail Closed

by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden | Aug 23, 2020 | 2020 Articles, Jamestown History Articles

In early Jamestown through the first half of the 20th century, the area that is now Beavertail State Park was a popular fishing ground. As early as 1754, the Newport Colonial Lighthouse Committee had guaranteed a Right of Way to the water around the lighthouse....
The Streets of the Knowles Plat

The Streets of the Knowles Plat

by Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden | Jul 18, 2020 | 2020 Articles, Jamestown History Articles

The area of town tucked in between Upper Shoreby Hill and the Town Cemetery at the Four Corners was developed in the early 20th century and was known as the Knowles plat.  The land belonged to Adolphus C. Knowles, the owner and builder of the Bay View House Tower....
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