Events

History of the Newport House and the 1908 Renovation The original Newport House was built in 1814 by Col. William Cheney, and was kept for a while by Capt. Joel Nettleton, who greatly enlarged it and continued as proprietor for more than 20 years. Since his day it has been kept by Parker Nettleton, James… Read more Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL scrapbook collection

November 4, 1910

John B. Cooper…. Civil War Hero John B. Cooper, born in Walpole, NH in 1841, was soon orphaned. He came to Newport in 1857 at sixteen years of age and apprenticed at the blacksmith shop of D. B. Chapin. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted at Newport with Co. D, marrying Mary… Read more Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL scrapbook collection

Look for this plaque the next time you travel through Cooper Square!

Polley, “The Human Fly” Scales Richards Block George G. Polley, “the human fly,” who has been scaling buildings of all heights for the last 16 years, successfully scaled Richards block Monday evening before an audience of a few hundred people, who contributed quite generously when the hat was passed around. After he swung himself up… Read more Newport Nuggets… gems from the RFL Scrapbook Collection