Newport in Vintage Postcards
Newport in Vintage Postcards

Author: Robert Yoder

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738518121

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Newport's recent revitalization gives its citizens all the more reason to remember the city's storied past. Before Newport boomed with tourism, it was dubbed "the Sin City of the South," infamous for its abundant casinos and nightclubs. Prior to that, though, Newport thrived as a street car suburb and an industrial hub, relying on the Ohio River for transportation. Along with its neighbor, the Queen City of Cincinnati, Newport blossomed into the vibrant community that it is today. The vintage postcards in this volume depict the fascinating legacy left by Newport's people and places.

Newport Pagnell
Newport Pagnell

Author: Dennis C. Mynard

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780850339956

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Newport Pagnell has a thousand years of history as a market town. It is called Newport, meaning 'a new market', but later the name of the medieval owners, the Pagnells, was added. It was this family who founded nearby Tickford Priory and gave the monks the right to buy and sell produce free of toll in Newport Pagnell market. The town's strategic position during the Civil War, and the quality of its inns, reflected its importance on the stagecoach routes. Newport Pagnell can justly claim that Tickford Bridge is the oldest cast-iron bridge in daily use.

Newport
Newport

Author: Charles Peter Beauchamp Jefferys

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13:

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Newport
Newport

Author: Newport Historical Society

Publisher: History Press

Published: 2024-05-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781467155472

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This revised edition of Newport: A Concise History tells a more inclusive story of Newport's past with the aid of new scholarship and images. Beginning with the area's first Indigenous inhabitants, this book explores Newport's colorful history, uncovering the traditions and innovations that shaped the city. Founded in 1639 by religious dissenters, Newport became a thriving seaport in the eighteenth century. Yet the town's success as a center of commerce derived from the enslavement of Africans who were captured and brought to Newport unwillingly. In the ensuing centuries, this city has undergone periods of economic distress and phases of rejuvenation, evolving into one of the most beloved tourist destinations in the country. As Newport forges into the twenty-first century, we look to history to commemorate and celebrate the City-by-the-Sea.