Newport Artillery Company

Newport Artillery Company is a Rhode Island historical marker in Newport County, dedicated 1936.

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Newport Artillery Company. Oldest active military organization in America. Chartered 1741 by George II. Armory built in 1836.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1740 · 43. Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1776 · A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1777 · Topographical Chart of the Bay of Narraganset. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1780 · Plan de la position de l'armée françoise autour de Newport et du mouillage de l'escadre… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1797 · Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

43. Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali, 1740, covering the location of Newport Artillery Company, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — 43. Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali, 1740, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)

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