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Links & Area Information
Other hostels:
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
HIUSA.org
HostelWorld.com
Hostels.com
Hostelz.com
Westerly Hostel, Westerly, RI - Roger Williams Inn
Travel sites: LonelyPlanet.com
NEWPORT AREA INFORMATION:
Newport has so much to offer you can't do it in one day. Click here for a sample itinerary to help you plan your stay.
Newport County Convention & Visitor's Bureau -- www.GoNewport.com
Printable (.pdf) Map of Downtown Newport -- www.citimaps.com/newportpages/newportcybermap.html
Preservation Society of Newport County -- www.NewportMansions.org
OnAquidneck.com - information and links about Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth -- www.OnAquidneck.com
JVC Jazz Festival
Newport Folk Festival
TRANSPORTATION:
Bonanza Bus Line
RI Public Transit Authority - Bus Schedules, Flex Service, Trolley, Ferry to/From Providence and more
Jamestown & Newport Ferry Service
AMTRAK - Train Service
AAA Mapping site - for driving directions between two or more locations
The Story of 16 Howard Street, Newport
(as per plaque on the front of the house)
William Gyles House
One story of which may be the one story “mansion” located on this site before 1791. The building was purchased on May 31, 1791, for 150 Spanish silver milled dollars. The land, which had been given to Trinity Church (its income to be used to educate boys in grammar and mathematics) was purchased in November 1, 1805. Both purchases were made by Daniel Ginodo. Present owners here since July 6, 1927. |
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