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Newport
Town (pop., 1995 est.: 22,000) and county seat of the Isle of Wight, in the English Channel. It was probably the Roman settlement of Medina; there is no trace of Saxon settlement. The first charter was granted between 1177 and 1184, and the borough was incorporated in 1608. It is the island's trade and agricultural center.
City (pop., 1994 est.: 24,000) and port of entry, SE Rhode Island, at the mouth of Narragansett Bay. Founded in 1639 by colonists from Massachusetts, it became a haven for religious refugees. With Providence, it was the joint capital of the state until 1900. Newport has held many of the America's Cup yacht races, and it is a center for naval education. It also is the site of one of C. Vanderbilt's mansions (The Breakers), and the Touro synagogue, which is the oldest in the U.S.
City (pop., 1991: 130,000) and port, SE Wales, at the Bristol Channel mouth of the River Usk. By c.1126 it was a medieval borough with a castle. The city was chartered in 1385. It was industrialized in the 19th cent. and was the scene of Chartist riots in 1839 (see Chartism). Industries include coal, steel, and aluminum.
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