Governors Graveyard

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Great Friends Meeting House

Community center

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Great Friends Meeting House is a meeting house of the Quakers built in 1699 in Newport, Rhode Island. The meeting house, which is part of the Newport Historic District, is currently open as a museum owned by the Newport Historical Society. Great Friends Meeting House is situated 580 feet south of Governors Graveyard.

Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House

Manor estate

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The Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is one of the oldest houses in Newport, Rhode Island, built around 1697. It is also one of the oldest houses in the state. Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is situated 500 feet east of Governors Graveyard.

Coddington Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Coddington Cemetery is an early colonial cemetery located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is sometimes called the Friends' Burial Ground, and has more colonial governors buried in it than any other cemetery in the state. Coddington Cemetery is situated 430 feet southwest of Governors Graveyard.

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Newport

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Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.

Jamestown

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Jamestown is a village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.

Middletown

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Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.

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