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Valet Connection
Distance: 9.1 Mi1880 Post Rd
02886-1501 Warwick -
Sports Tickets
Distance: 12.7 Mi57 Purgatory Rd
02842-6025 Middletown -
Newport Yachting Center
Distance: 12.8 MiPO Box 550
02840-0011 Newport -
Infinite Tickets
Distance: 15.6 Mi83 Allagash Trl
02882-1744 Narragansett
Destinationnewport.Com, LLC
- 4 Franklin At Thames St
- Bristol, Rhode Island
- 02809
- Phone: (401) 253-2351
- Website
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Description
Legendary 3-day festival at Fort Adams State Park attracting jazz greats from across the country. A Newport tradition for over 30 years. Check the website for the latest updates and a full line-up of jazz greats.
Newport, RI was founded in 1639 by English settlers looking for religious freedom. By the mid 18th century Newport, RI was one of the most important ports in colonial America, rivaling New York and Boston. Before the Revolutionary War, Newport, RI boasted the fifth largest population in the American colonies. Some of the finest craftsmen in colonial America were from Newport, RI. In 1763 construction on the Touro Synagogue was finished, making Newport, RI home to the oldest synagogue in North America. During the Revolutionary War Newport, RI was a hotbed of discontent.