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Ships Sailed Away, City Moved On

Before Newport was a tourist Mecca, it was a Navy Town. The theme of a city re-inventing itself is at the heart of our One Square Mile series this week. It's also at the heart of this essay from WRNI's political analyst, Scott MacKay--who has followed Newport's transformation for the past three decades.

Read more about Newport's transformation in Scott's blog post.


photo copyright 2009 Brie Berry

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