Newport, Rhode Island

Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Founded in 1639 by settlers including William Coddington and John Clarke, it became one of the leading ports of colonial America, prospering from Atlantic trade, including the slave trade, and was home to an early Jewish community with the Touro Synagogue. In the 19th century it became a summer resort for wealthy Americans, known for its mansions.