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to the very exclusive newport shipyard,
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have long since left newport,
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the technology titans of the 20th century
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have arrived here along with hedge fund managers--
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not as conspicuously, though,
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unless you head to newport harbor.
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considered to be america's yacht racing mecca,
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the playthings of today's rich and famous
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are on display at the marinas that line newport harbor
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along america's cup avenue and thames street.
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from bowen and bannister's wharfs
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while the corporate giants of the industrial age
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where they are said to not just have yachts, but mega-yachts.
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newport is considered the sailing capital of the world.
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the america's cup,
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the most prestigious regatta and match race
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in the sport of sailing,
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were held here until 1983.
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but newport still hosts
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both national and international regattas here.
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the abundant supply of water
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it's rumored that j.s. lovering wharton
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on the maiden voyage of the titanic.
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mrs. widener survived,
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but both her husband and son harry perished.
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miramar, spanish for "behold the sea,"
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stayed in the widener family.
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in 2006, the mansion sold for just over $17 million--
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the most ever paid for a property on the island.
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the least paid might have been for this mansion,
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set on a rock in narragansett bay.
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isn't only a source of pleasure for rhode islanders;
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built his home on a rock so no one could bother him.
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friends and neighbors were skeptical
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that the house could exist here,
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or that the owner would stay in it.
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but wharton spent every summer here until he died in 1938.
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his wife remained here until her death in 1941.
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for the next 20 years, the house stood empty,
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when architect henry wood bought the home in 1961 for $3,600.
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he's owned it ever since.
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scholars believe that one of the ships was the lord sandwich,
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than any other state.
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lying deep beneath these pristine waters
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are more than 2,000 wrecks,
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including colonial trading ships, ships of war
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and luxury passenger vessels from the 19th century.
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and it seems that lighthouses alone
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aren't enough to prevent these disasters.
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in 2006 researchers discovered the remains of four ships
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sunk by the british during the american revolution
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in newport harbor.
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have more shipwrecks per square mile
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originally named the endeavor,
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which would have dwarfed these smaller vessels with ease.
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captain james cook sailed the endeavor
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on his famous voyages across the pacific ocean,
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to new zealand and the eastern coast of australia.
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a series of lighthouses have been built on narragansett bay
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to keep sea travelers safe.
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one of the first was on point judith
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at the bay's entrance.
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developed here in the 19th century
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it's also an important part of the economy here.
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the united states navy
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saw the strategic importance of this area
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and created an experimental torpedo station on goat island,
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seen here just off the mainland.
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80% of the submarine torpedoes
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manufactured for world war one and world war two
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were made here.
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a thriving fishing industry
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when the widener family sailed from england
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and continues today.
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galilee is a working fishing village in narragansett.
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the ocean waters off the coast are exposed to warm water eddies
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that break off from the gulf stream,
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bringing with them whales, sharks, tuna and marlin.
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sport fishing is very popular here.
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but more than just fish can be found
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under these beautiful blue waters.
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not surprisingly, rhode island's rocky shores
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is cliff walk, a three-and-a-half mile path
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doris duke died in 1993.
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most of her estate went to charity and to her butler.
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rough point is now owned by the newport restoration foundation
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and open for tours.
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through the foundation,
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duke also preserved hundreds of other houses in newport,
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making it home to one of the most significant concentrations
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of 18th century architecture in the country.
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adjacent to duke's estate,
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and backing up to many other bellevue avenue mansions,
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kept on her property while she lived here.
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through the majestic beauty of newport's rocky shoreline.
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originally used as a hunting path
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by the narragansett tribe,
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today it's newport's most popular tourist attraction.
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over the last 150 years,
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the public and some estate owners
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have often clashed over access rights
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both along the shore and to the shore.
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willing to do just about anything
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she oversaw its design and construction over four years.
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it's brought jazz greats and their fans to newport
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every august for more than 50 years.
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marble house, an exquisitely detailed home,
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is owned and maintained
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by the newport preservation society.
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but it began as the property of another vanderbilt.
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in 1888, william vanderbilt, cornelius's brother,
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gave his wife alva the money to build marble house
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as a 39th birthday gift.
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to keep the common people away from their palaces,
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vanderbilt loved european architecture so much
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that she brought in more than 300 different artisans
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from italy to complete her estate.
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rough point was one of five homes
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owned by heiress doris duke.
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duke was only 13 years old
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when she inherited her family's $80 million fortune.
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these camels are here in honor of the two real camels
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that mrs. duke, an animal lover,
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and married a much younger woman in a ceremony at beechwood.
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the richest man in america
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through fur trading and real estate.
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as recently as 1999, john jacob astor was listed
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as the fourth wealthiest american ever.
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bill gates was fifth.
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the family presided over countless social occasions,
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including their famous summer ball.
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mrs. astor retired from social life in 1906
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and died two years later.
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astor's son, john jacob iv, divorced his first wife
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the german immigrant who made himself
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to escape the scandal,
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the couple fled to europe after the wedding.
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they booked their passage home on the rms titanic.
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astor's young pregnant wife survived, but he did not.
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and astor wasn't the only newport resident
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on the ship that fateful day.
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miramar, the summer home
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for george widener and his wife eleanor,
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was under construction in 1912
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just having money isn't enough in newport.
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owners have built walls and fences,
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planted bushes and trees to block access--
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and posted dogs and even bulls to scare people away.
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but the path is a public right-of-way open to everyone.
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while the wealthy weren't able to keep the riff raff
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off of cliff walk,
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they were more successful at bailey's beach.
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this beach is reserved for people of a certain pedigree
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and taking a swim here is by invitation only.
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at one time this point saw more ship traffic
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one must have long lines of established social background.
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this mansion was home
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to the undisputed queen of american society.
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caroline astor insisted that her friends and family
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mrs. astor."
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her home here, called beechwood, was built in 1853.
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when her husband, william astor, bought the estate in 1881,
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it became the social center of new york society.
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william was the grandson of john jacob astor,
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on how to preserve the island's beauty
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first began to settle in the northeast
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they came here and created a settlement
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around great salt pond.
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these people were the ancestors of the manissean indians.
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today, pleasure boaters come from all over
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to enjoy the pond's sheltered waters.
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on a summer day as many as 2,000 boats can fill the pond,
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and several marinas line the harbor
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to welcome their visitors.
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as in many natural places, there's an ongoing debate
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archeologists believe that when humans
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while also benefiting from tourism.
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conservationists see the boats as a threat
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to the pond's fragile ecosystem,
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which is part of a national wildlife refuge.
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although block island is only 12 miles
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off rhode island's coast,
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it's a world of its own.
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the nature conservancy included the tiny island
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on a list of 12 sites it called "the last great places"
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as well as lighthouses
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a stark contrast to the opulent playgrounds of newport,
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block island residents prefer just to be left alone.
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thousands of years ago a glacier left the rolling hills
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that were to become known as block island.
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dutch explorer adrian block arrived here in 1614
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and gave the island its name.
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boat wrecks happened often here given the island's position
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and the rocky shoals that surround it.
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a life-saving station was put in
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in the western hemisphere.
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on the northern and southern ends of the island.
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since block island has no natural harbors,
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in 1870, breakwaters were created to form old harbor
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and give steamers and ferries safe entry to the island.
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today, ferries shuttle visitors
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to the old harbor from the mainland.
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in 1895, another channel was dug
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to create new harbor on the west side of the island.
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it connects the great salt pond to the atlantic ocean.
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from roger williams' ideas about freedom of religious thought,
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if the use of mopeds wasn't restricted on the island.
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they got their way.
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conservation has a long tradition here.
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from its ponds, beaches and bluffs,
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more than 43% of the island is protected from development.
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several of rhode island's other small towns and islands
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are moving toward conservation
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and limiting new development to preserve open spaces.
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although it may be small in size,
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rhode island's historical significance in america is huge.
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and, in 1984, they threatened to secede from the state
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which are included in the constitution,
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to the colonial era influences,
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the start of the industrial age and the gilded age--
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this tiny state packs a lot of history into its borders.
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combined with the breathtaking vistas
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and the independence, still today,
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of the people who live here,
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rhode island is a tiny gleaming treasure
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on america's east coast.
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he organized his neighbors
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home to restored victorian hotels...
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beautiful beaches...
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and a fragile but thriving ecosystem--
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islanders here want to keep things
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just as they are--idyllic.
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so when a pair of new york real estate developers
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wanted to divide the island up and fill it with houses,
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lifelong resident captain john robinson lewis
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was intent to stop the plan.
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block island.
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to create the block island conservancy
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and ultimately bought back the land
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the developers were planning to parcel out.
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the conservancy has been active on the island ever since.
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no task is too large or too small.
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in the '90s,
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they literally moved this historic southeast lighthouse
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back 245 feet from the cliffs
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to keep the coast guard from demolishing it.
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conanicut lighthouse sits on the northern tip
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after years of negotiation with the property's owner.
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finally, the owner relented
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and sold the land to the government for one dollar.
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although not open to the public, the lighthouse is accessible
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to guests of the nearby castle hill inn and resort.
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the lighthouse has a red light
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that flashes about every eight seconds at night.
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imagine sailing in complete darkness--
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the only sight a small red light flashing every eight seconds.
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it could be yards or miles away.
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castle hill lighthouse was lit in 1890
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of conanicut island.
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it was activated in 1886.
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the tower is attached to the wood-framed keeper's house.
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by the 1930s there was no longer enough ship traffic
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to justify having a manned lighthouse here.
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it was deactivated
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and the buildings and property were sold at auction for $2,874.
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today the station is a private residence.
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only once in america history
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between nayatt point and the reef off conimicut point,
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than new york harbor.
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on one infamous night in 1896,
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five vessels ran aground here during a storm.
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now the lighthouse is automated
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and it shares the property with a u.s. coast guard station.
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now rhode island has 21 lighthouses.
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13 of them are active and the others are privately held,
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like nayatt point.
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built in 1828 to mark the narrow channel
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has a lighthouse been named after its keeper,
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this lighthouse was poorly built
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and needed repairs almost immediately.
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it was auctioned off in 1890 to private owners.
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since that time the lighthouse has been greatly expanded
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and is used as a private residence.
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the nayatt point lighthouse
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is listed in the national register of historic places,
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and in 2001 sold for nearly $1.3 million.
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built into the cliff face,
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the job is involved.
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except for one part of the summer
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when it becomes a sanctuary for nesting birds--mostly gulls.
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when the last ferry leaves,
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the island is off limits except for a very few people.
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when the lighthouse became rundown
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due to decay and neglect,
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the rose island lighthouse foundation came to its rescue.
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the foundation came up with a fundraising plan--
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the lighthouse keeper of the week.
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for a small price, guests can serve as honorary keepers.
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the island is open to the public
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the honorary keeps must do everything
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from dusting the windowsills
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to keeping the light burning through the night.
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it may sound like an odd vacation,
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but it's wildly successful,
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and usually fully booked two years in advance.
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one of the most remote lighthouses
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is on the northern end of a small island
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only accessible by air or water.
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to rescue those stranded on the rocks or drowning.
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and this is where it stood.
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in 1854 hosea lewis was named innkeeper
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of the lime rock lighthouse.
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soon he suffered a stroke,
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and his duties fell to his wife and their oldest daughter, ida.
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ida handled most of the work here
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and, when her mother also died, ida became the light keeper.
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she also became known as the bravest woman in america,
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enduring the ice-cold water
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as the home of the newport jazz festival.
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she is credited with saving at least 18 people
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during her time here.
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the rhode island state legislature
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changed the name of the lighthouse
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from lime rock to the ida lewis lighthouse.
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today it's the site of the ida lewis yacht club.
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the rose island lighthouse sits on a small island
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that was used for military purposes
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from the revolutionary war through world war two.
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"the hardest working river in america."
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sits the john hay library.
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hay, a brown alumnus,
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served as abraham lincoln's private secretary
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during the civil war
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and later became secretary of state.
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the library houses a collection of rare books,
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including three that feature an unusual binding: human skin.
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although it sounds grisly, in the late 1800s
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it wasn't unusual to bind books with human skin from cadavers.
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this 46-mile-long river has long been called
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across the street from the main quadrangle at brown
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the blackstone river runs from inland massachusetts
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to the north end of narragansett bay.
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this is a national heritage corridor,
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and it's here that america's industrial revolution began.
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slater's mill stands at the falls of the blackstone river.
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british immigrant samuel slater came to america with a plan:
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to take english mill plans and build them in america.
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with his knowledge
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and capital provided by moses brown from providence,
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sits one of america's oldest and most prestigious universities.
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planned to raze and redevelop part of historic benefit street,
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which runs through this area.
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the providence preservation society,
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established to protest the razing,
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offered up a plan to preserve the whole street.
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today, benefit street is home
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to one of the largest concentrations
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of historic architecture in the nation.
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a few blocks to the east of benefit street
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slater built the first successful u.s. textile mill.
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brown university opened its doors to students in 1765
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and was the only school that welcomed students
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of all religious persuasions.
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the university began as rhode island college
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but was renamed in 1804
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after a man named nicholas brown gave what, at the time,
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was a large financial gift:
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$5,000.
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in today's money, the equivalent of about $76,000.
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the layout of the city is based on a grid plan
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by the force of the sea wearing away the rock.
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it's carved nearly 100 feet into the shore from the cliff.
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some people have unwisely tried to jump the chasm,
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instead falling between the giant slabs of rock.
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like the rivers that shaped the early life
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of providence and pawtucket,
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narragansett bay is the lifeblood
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of the towns that surround it.
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in the east bay is bristol,
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an unpretentious coastal town established in 1680.
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it's more likely that purgatory chasm was created
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with a large common at its center,
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the only one of its kind in rhode island.
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bristol's deepwater harbor
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helped it to become a thriving commercial port
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before the american revolution,
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and by 1800 it was the fourth busiest port in the country.
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fortunes were made from maritime trading,
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whaling and shipbuilding.
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hereshoff boatyard was famous for the yachts it built
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showing harsh conditions for child laborers,
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the industrial revolution had begun.
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the mills on the site are still powered by the blackstone river.
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while celebrated for bringing
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the industrial revolution to america,
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the mill was also infamous.
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slater employed many children ages seven to thirteen.
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some of lewis hine's famous child labor photographs
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were taken at slater mill.
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hine's photographs,
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in the 1950s, the city of providence
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resulted in new laws being created to protect children.
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today, some believe that the centuries-old mill
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is haunted by some of the children who worked here.
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visitors often talk about feeling a presence--
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especially by the old machine shop.
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this 10-foot-wide and 50-foot deep abyss
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is another rhode island landmark known for its legends.
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it's said that purgatory chasm was created
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by the powerful swing of the devil's ax.
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the first european to set foot
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of american progress and american excess.
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it's called the ocean state,
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and to see it from the air it's easy to understand why.
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great swamp, located in southern rhode island,
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was home to the first residents of rhode island:
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the narragansett indians.
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the name narragansett means
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"people of the small, narrow point,"
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and archaeological evidence suggests that the narragansett
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have lived on this land for more than 30,000 years.
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rhode island's history is rich with the stories
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in what would become the state of rhode island
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was giovanni de verrazano in 1524.
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he actually arrived here on block island,
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a small island off the coast of the mainland.
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verrazano's legacy lives on in narragansett bay
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in the form of this bridge, which is named after him.
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rhode island has always had a reputation
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as a fiercely independent state,
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and nowhere is it more evident than here in providence.
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60% of rhode island is covered in woodland and parks
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only 37 miles wide and 48 miles long.
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but while it may lack the wide open spaces
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of some of america's larger states,
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rhode island is home to more than 20%
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of america's national historic landmarks,
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from the breakers
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and the other fabulous mansions of the gilded age,
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to slater's mill,
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which ushered in america's industrial revolution.
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even its state capitol,
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to protect the natural environment.
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a journey through rhode island's bays and coves
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reveals nearly 400 miles of pristine tidal shoreline--
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with an incredible array of lighthouses
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and even more incredible stories of rum runners and pirates
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off of newport's rocky shores.
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all of this glimmering water has enticed explorers and puritans,
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those fleeing persecution
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and those seeking to start a revolution.
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became known more for its corruption and rundown factories
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of a thriving shipping economy
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for the so-called triangle trades
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of slaves, rum and molasses,
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as well as the china trade.
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soon providence and newport
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were among the busiest ports in the new world.
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since the prosperous days of the colonial era,
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providence has seen its fortunes rise and fall more than once.
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in the late mid-20th century,
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providence, home of religious freedom in america,
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the colonial waterfront was the site
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than its historical significance.
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but in the 1980s that all changed.
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just down the hill from the state capitol building,
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what was once an eyesore became the center of a renaissance.
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providence's waterfront is not the only part of the city
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that has been revitalized.
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its historic corridors have also been restored
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to their revolutionary-era glory,
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but that almost didn't happen.
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one of the church's meeting houses,
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modeled after the u.s. capitol in washington, d.c.,
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has a statue on top called simply "independent man."
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providence was founded by roger williams
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who came to the massachusetts bay colony
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to escape the religious intolerance of england.
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in 1636, he arrived in rhode island,
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where he purchased land from the narragansett indians.
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he called the new settlement providence in thanks to god.
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williams created the first baptist church in america.
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here in the harbor.
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dating back to 1775, still stands today,
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and the church is currently being renovated.
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its 185-foot steeple was built on the ground
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by sailboat makers in just three days.
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williams established a policy of religious and political freedom
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in his new settlement,
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and soon after colonists with similar beliefs
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began to arrive in rhode island.
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rivers shaped the life of providence.
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as they gear up for another saturday match
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where jackie and her family spent many summers.
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the young couple continued to summer in newport,
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and the city was often called kennedy's summer white house.
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every saturday in the summer,
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the newport international polo club
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holds matches here at the historic 100-acre glen farm.
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newport calls itself
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"the international polo capital of the world."
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matches have taken place here for more than 100 years.
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these ponies at glen farm are taking a rest
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a 300-acre oceanfront estate overlooking narragansett bay
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before a crowd of well-heeled onlookers.
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there's a certain social and economic exclusivity
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associated with polo, and with newport itself.
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but today's version pales in comparison to the gilded age.
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there are few places in the world
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where the pastime is yacht watching.
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but there were few places like newport in the gilded age.
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it was the coastal resort of choice
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for american business magnates like the vanderbilts and astors.
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and others called savvy businessmen.
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who traveled north to escape the summer heat in the south.
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with its sheltered harbor, beautiful beaches,
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and awe-inspiring architecture,
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newport, rhode island, is a shining gem
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on new england's atlantic coast.
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these so-called "summer cottages"
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are another remnant from the industrial revolution.
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they were built from the vast fortunes earned
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by what some called robber barons
524
00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:06,850
the term "gilded age" was coined by mark twain
525
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on the islands across newport harbor,
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a new american aristocracy had been born.
527
00:18:51,750 --> 00:18:53,550
one of the world's most famous weddings
528
00:18:53,580 --> 00:18:59,350
took place here in september of 1953.
529
00:18:59,390 --> 00:19:03,390
more than 750 guests filled st. mary's church to watch
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00:19:03,430 --> 00:19:06,930
as senator john f. kennedy and jacqueline bouvier
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exchanged wedding vows.
532
00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,170
afterward, 1,200 guests attended the reception
533
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at hammersmith farm,
534
00:23:12,740 --> 00:23:16,280
and continued until the middle of the 19th century.
535
00:22:26,230 --> 00:22:29,260
make it a popular destination.
536
00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:39,610
beacon rock, near ocean drive, overlooks newport harbor.
537
00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,880
built for the brother of j.p. morgan,
538
00:22:41,910 --> 00:22:46,250
eventually the home was owned by the sculptor felix de weldon
539
00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:49,120
who is famous for sculpting the iwo jima memorial
540
00:22:49,150 --> 00:22:51,520
in washington, d.c.
541
00:22:55,760 --> 00:23:00,700
this magnificent home is right near fort adams state park.
542
00:23:04,570 --> 00:23:07,400
fort adams is the largest coastal fortification
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00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,700
in the united states.
544
00:23:09,740 --> 00:23:12,710
construction of the fort began in 1824
545
00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:26,190
its wide porches and sweeping views of the bay
546
00:23:19,580 --> 00:23:22,980
british attacks on washington during the war of 1812
547
00:23:23,020 --> 00:23:24,620
inspired the federal government
548
00:23:24,650 --> 00:23:27,760
to increase security on the coastline.
549
00:23:34,030 --> 00:23:37,170
the fort has a line of vaulted bombproof chambers
550
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,370
along its five-feet-thick perimeter walls.
551
00:23:43,070 --> 00:23:46,340
the commanding officer's house, to the south of the fort,
552
00:23:46,370 --> 00:23:48,010
was used in the late '50s
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00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:52,610
as a vacation spot for president dwight d. eisenhower.
554
00:23:53,580 --> 00:23:55,620
today, fort adams is well known
555
00:21:47,220 --> 00:21:49,790
built by tycoon cornelius vanderbilt,
556
00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,290
and referred to the extravagant displays of wealth and excess
557
00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:14,490
of america's super rich.
558
00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:18,830
others call it conspicuous consumption.
559
00:21:18,860 --> 00:21:22,930
in newport, renowned architects were designing enormous homes
560
00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,630
that mimicked the castles and palaces of europe...
561
00:21:26,670 --> 00:21:30,310
each family seeking to one-up their neighbors.
562
00:21:36,410 --> 00:21:39,410
the breakers is probably the most spectacular
563
00:21:39,450 --> 00:21:44,850
of newport's summer cottages.
564
00:21:44,890 --> 00:21:47,190
this 70-room victorian mansion,
565
00:18:05,670 --> 00:18:09,070
were wealthy merchants from south carolina and georgia
566
00:21:49,830 --> 00:21:51,790
is a symbol of the vanderbilt family's
567
00:21:51,830 --> 00:21:57,170
social and financial preeminence at the turn of the century.
568
00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:58,630
vanderbilt built his wealth
569
00:21:58,670 --> 00:22:01,640
in the railroad and shipping industries.
570
00:22:07,210 --> 00:22:09,780
today many of the homes are preserved.
571
00:22:09,810 --> 00:22:12,080
some are open for tours.
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00:22:12,110 --> 00:22:17,390
others are hotels like castle hill.
573
00:22:17,420 --> 00:22:20,090
this was one of the first major summer houses
574
00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:23,320
built along newport's ocean drive.
575
00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,110
and is a popular place for watching yacht races.
576
00:13:27,560 --> 00:13:31,690
overlooks narragansett bay where it meets the ocean.
577
00:13:39,900 --> 00:13:45,510
this area is filled with stories of pirates and privateers.
578
00:13:45,540 --> 00:13:48,610
local legend holds that captain kidd's treasure
579
00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,850
was hidden here when he was in town visiting his friend,
580
00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,520
privateer captain thomas paine.
581
00:13:55,550 --> 00:13:58,250
to this day, people search the caves
582
00:13:58,290 --> 00:14:00,920
at what is now fort wetherill state park,
583
00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,760
hoping to find kidd's bounty,
584
00:14:03,790 --> 00:14:06,730
but so far no one has scored.
585
00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:16,210
this site is also known for its spectacular views...
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00:13:25,490 --> 00:13:27,520
wharton's house, marbella,
587
00:14:30,090 --> 00:14:33,360
until 1940, jamestown was an island
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00:14:33,390 --> 00:14:36,860
with no connection to the mainland of newport.
589
00:14:36,890 --> 00:14:41,130
then the jamestown-verrazano bridge was built.
590
00:14:45,870 --> 00:14:49,510
the pell bridge opened to traffic in 1969,
591
00:14:49,540 --> 00:14:52,710
connecting jamestown to newport.
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00:15:00,020 --> 00:15:02,320
originally called the newport bridge,
593
00:15:02,350 --> 00:15:09,360
in 1992 it was renamed for u.s. senator claiborne pell.
594
00:15:09,390 --> 00:15:13,730
but most residents still refer to it as the newport bridge.
595
00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:25,170
it is the largest suspension bridge in new england.
596
00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:57,790
with extensive open farm fields
597
00:12:18,390 --> 00:12:22,590
several were winners of the world cup.
598
00:12:22,630 --> 00:12:25,660
the large homes built for local merchants and shipbuilders
599
00:12:25,690 --> 00:12:31,130
make up the heart of old bristol.
600
00:12:31,170 --> 00:12:33,400
today, bristol harbor offers ferries
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00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,670
to several islands in the bay, including this one,
602
00:12:36,710 --> 00:12:40,080
which takes visitors to prudence island.
603
00:12:42,750 --> 00:12:47,780
bristol has become a popular destination for summer homes.
604
00:12:47,820 --> 00:12:51,890
so has its neighbor to the south, jamestown.
605
00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:55,520
jamestown still retains much of its agricultural feel
606
00:15:33,580 --> 00:15:36,120
jamestown isn't the only rhode island town
607
00:12:57,830 --> 00:13:01,060
and even a still functional windmill.
608
00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:03,770
the jamestown windmill powered a grain mill
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00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,970
for more than a hundred years.
610
00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,140
in 1912, it was given to the jamestown historical society
611
00:13:10,170 --> 00:13:13,540
that has maintained and restored the mill.
612
00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,550
in the late 19th century,
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00:13:17,580 --> 00:13:20,050
wealthy industrialist joseph wharton
614
00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,980
and other philadelphia quakers
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00:13:22,020 --> 00:13:25,450
built summer homes in jamestown.
616
00:17:32,230 --> 00:17:34,440
another says that the governor of newport
617
00:16:54,260 --> 00:16:57,730
since it opened, flo's buildings have been completely ruined
618
00:16:57,770 --> 00:17:00,470
four times by hurricanes.
619
00:17:00,500 --> 00:17:04,770
most recently hurricane bob washed it away in 1991.
620
00:17:04,810 --> 00:17:09,710
so far, the newest building has survived nature's wrath.
621
00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,450
there is another building in newport
622
00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,020
that has survived much longer.
623
00:17:18,050 --> 00:17:21,990
the old stone mill is shrouded in mystery.
624
00:17:22,020 --> 00:17:26,160
there are many theories about how this tower came to be.
625
00:17:26,190 --> 00:17:28,530
some believe it was built by norsemen
626
00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:32,200
before columbus ever arrived in the new world.
627
00:16:50,590 --> 00:16:54,230
its luck hasn't been as good with buildings.
628
00:17:34,470 --> 00:17:36,600
commissioned the tower as a windmill
629
00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,640
during colonial times.
630
00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,380
its 24-foot high walls are made of fieldstone,
631
00:17:43,410 --> 00:17:47,080
and its interior is open to the sky.
632
00:17:47,120 --> 00:17:49,220
new theories about the tower's origins
633
00:17:49,250 --> 00:17:51,920
fill websites and articles.
634
00:17:51,950 --> 00:17:54,090
but the mystery will continue on,
635
00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:59,290
because no one knows for sure who built the old stone mill.
636
00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:05,630
the first summer visitors to arrive in newport
637
00:16:06,620 --> 00:16:11,150
and you can still have a drink here today.
638
00:15:36,150 --> 00:15:38,990
with pirate stories.
639
00:15:39,020 --> 00:15:41,660
in this tavern a notorious pirate
640
00:15:41,690 --> 00:15:45,060
was also a popular business owner.
641
00:15:45,090 --> 00:15:49,060
the whitehorse tavern was built in 1673.
642
00:15:49,100 --> 00:15:50,630
it was the meeting place
643
00:15:50,670 --> 00:15:53,170
for the rhode island colony's general assembly,
644
00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:55,910
criminal court and city council.
645
00:15:55,940 --> 00:16:00,210
and it was owned by a pirate named william mayes.
646
00:16:03,550 --> 00:16:06,580
it's one of the oldest taverns in the united states
647
00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,350
rhode island. america's smallest state.
648
00:16:11,190 --> 00:16:13,290
possibly with a ghost,
649
00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:17,730
since many say the whitehorse tavern is haunted.
650
00:16:23,670 --> 00:16:27,300
another eating establishment with almost cult status
651
00:16:27,340 --> 00:16:30,970
is flo's clam shack.
652
00:16:31,010 --> 00:16:35,610
there's nothing pretentious or expensive about this clam shack,
653
00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,050
which started serving
654
00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:41,850
traditional rhode island shore fare in 1936.
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00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:46,220
from clam cakes to clam chowder and stuffed clams,
656
00:16:46,260 --> 00:16:50,560
flo's wins award after award for its food.
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