Bowen's Wharf - Newport Rhode Island - Nautical Flag
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trainlove
N 41° 29.200 W 071° 18.929
19T E 306697 N 4595372
Nautical flag on America's Cup Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM851P
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2010
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Bowen’s Wharf was a vital commercial seaport of thriving pre-revolutionary Newport. Newport’s economy was totally dependent on the sea, and Bowen’s Wharf was at the center of the action. During this early period, Newport Harbor was seen as rivaling many other ports (including Boston), since it was so well protected, and did not freeze as often
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