Rhode Island hurricane barriers eyed Island Park to Fox Point
Army engineers propose lower bay barriers at Island Park and entrances to the east and west passages plus a Fox Point dam to protect Narragansett Bay from hurricane waves. Bristol Harbor would gain no protection from the lower barrier, prompting local hearings and a push for a Bristol breakwater.
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Narragansett Bay
State House
Island Park
Fox Point
Providence
Mid-Bay
Prudence Island
Portsmouth
Kingston
Bristol
Henry Ise
Division of Rivers and Harbors
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Greenwich Bay
Bristol Harbor
Lower Bay
Bristol Harbor Development Commission
Coast Guard
Harbor Commission
Newport
Fall River
Dustry
Tiverton
Sakonnet
Jamestown
Ft. Witherell
West Passage
Jamestown Bridge
John B. McAleer
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Middle Bay
Naval Station
Quonset Point
Middle Barrier
Voiture Plans Installation for Bristol County 1188
Plans for the annual installation of officers of Bristol County Voiture No 1188 Forty Hommes et Eight Chevaux were made at the monthly promenade. The installation is set for Friday Oct 26 at the Warren Post American Legion home open to the public. A new PG was elected to membership and plans were made for a statewide Child Welfare Conference October 19 in Providence.
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Bristol County
Warren Post American Legion
Warren Post
Massachusetts
Velfare
Children’s Center
Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence
Chef de Gare
Harold M. Aytsworth
Warren
Garden Club Meet Sets Fall Session At Poppasquash
The Bayberry Garden Club will hold its first fall meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Mervyn Clay's home in Poppasquash. Co hosts are Mrs. B Earl Anthony and Mrs. G McLaughlin. A workshop on dried arrangements is planned.
Murphy Urges Newport Hearing On Harbor Protection
Bristol official Frank J. Murphy urges residents to attend a public hearing on hurricane protection in Newport Tuesday October 2. Murphy chairs the Harbor Development Commission subcommittee and will represent Bristol. He stresses waterfront property owners should attend and suggests advance written statements be sent by September 26 for inclusion in the commission report.
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Harbor Commission
Cranston-Calvert School
City Hall
Newport
Council Seeks Engineer Aid for Bristol Harbor Breakwater
The Town Council adopted a resolution urging the U S Army Corps of Engineers to amend its report to include breakwater protection for Bristol Harbor. The move followed Harbor Development Committee findings that wave action threatens the waterfront including shellfishing, heavy industry, and a boat fleet. Copies go to the Governor, Rhode Island members of Congress, and hurricane protection committees for Narragansett Bay.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bristol Harbor
Army
Rhode Island
Congress
Committees of
Narragansett Bay
Council
Joseph F. Bruno
Bruno
Church Street
State Street
Storione
Bristol
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
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