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Newport Nuggets

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Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL scrapbook collection

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Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL scrapbook collection

History of the Newport House and the 1908 Renovation The original Newport House was built in 1814 by Col ...
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Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL scrapbook collection

November 4, 1910 ...
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Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL scrapbook collection

John B. Cooper.... Civil War Hero John B. Cooper, born in Walpole, NH in 1841, was soon orphaned. He came ...
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Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL scrapbook collection

Look for this plaque the next time you travel through Cooper Square! ...
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Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL Scrapbook Collection

Polley, "The Human Fly" Scales Richards Block George G. Polley, "the human fly," who has been scaling buildings of ...
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Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL archives

Introducing a new RFL blog: treasures from our collection of scrapbooks! Scrap books, first known as commonplace books in the ...
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