Portsmouth: Northern Aquidneck Island
Portsmouth occupies the northern two-thirds of Aquidneck Island and was settled in 1638 by Anne Hutchinson, William Coddington, and a group of religious dissenters who had been expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The town's founding charter, the Portsmouth Compact, is often cited alongside the Mayflower Compact as an early American experiment in self-government. Hutchinson herself left Portsmouth after a few years and was later killed in a conflict with Native Americans in what is now New York.
The Battle of Rhode Island was fought in Portsmouth on August 29, 1778, during the American Revolution. American forces under General John Sullivan, retreating from an attempt to dislodge British troops from Newport, were attacked at Portsmouth by British forces pursuing them. The First Rhode Island Regiment, which included a company of Black soldiers, distinguished itself in the fighting. Portsmouth maintains a battle monument and holds annual commemorations.
The Green Animals Topiary Garden on Cory's Lane, operated by the Preservation Society of Newport County, is one of the oldest and most northern topiary gardens in the United States. The garden contains 80 sculpted trees and shrubs in the forms of animals and geometric shapes. Portsmouth's population is about 18,000.
Escort sites covering Portsmouth and Aquidneck Island are reviewed and indexed on Escortservice.com. The directory does not arrange appointments, verify legal status, or intercede between parties. Users must be at least 21 years of age.
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Portsmouth occupies the northern two-thirds of Aquidneck Island and was settled in 1638 by Anne Hutchinson, William Coddington, and a group of religious dissenters who had been expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The town's founding charter, the Portsmouth Compact, is often cited alongside the Mayflower Compact as an early American experiment in self-government. Hutchinson herself left Portsmouth after a few years and was later killed in a conflict with Native Americans in what is now New York.
The Battle of Rhode Island was fought in Portsmouth on August 29, 1778, during the American Revolution. American forces under General John Sullivan, retreating from an attempt to dislodge British troops from Newport, were attacked at Portsmouth by British forces pursuing them. The First Rhode Island Regiment, which included a company of Black soldiers, distinguished itself in the fighting. Portsmouth maintains a battle monument and holds annual commemorations.
The Green Animals Topiary Garden on Cory's Lane, operated by the Preservation Society of Newport County, is one of the oldest and most northern topiary gardens in the United States. The garden contains 80 sculpted trees and shrubs in the forms of animals and geometric shapes. Portsmouth's population is about 18,000.
Escort sites covering Portsmouth and Aquidneck Island are reviewed and indexed on Escortservice.com. The directory does not arrange appointments, verify legal status, or intercede between parties. Users must be at least 21 years of age.
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