Newport Then & Now: Lower Thames “The Court End of Town”
Take a look at how Lower Thames has changed over the years.
The Southern Thames Street Neighborhood Arriving in Newport between 1820 and 1920, the Irish population provided an important source of labor for the neighborhood’s mills and industries, also building and founding local businesses. According to Between the Golden Age and the Gilded Age: A History of the Southern Thames Street Neighborhood, the resulting commercial and residential neighborhood was not only a vibrant immigrant community, but also an important factor in the development of Newport’s reputation as the “Queen of Resorts.” To be specific, the Southern Thames Street Neighborhood was located on the west side of Newport and occupied the southern half of its harbor. Drawing its name from a one-mile section of Thames Street, the …
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