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Old Colony House

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Brian & Susan
April 24, 2016
The Newport Colony House is the 4th oldest statehouse still standing in the United States. The Declaration of Independence was read from the front steps on July 20, 1776. The Colony house served as the Rhode Island statehouse from 1739 to 1901, when the new state house in Providence opened.

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Washington Square
Newport, RI
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