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Block Island Harbor Visit Delights Rhode Island Leaders
Delegations from Bristol and statewide officials joined Gov. Lippitt on the 9:20 a m steamer to Block Island to inspect the harbor project at New Shoreham known as the threat salt pond. Officials toured the 400 foot passageway, 700 feet of extended breakwater, and the 1000 acre harbor while discussing federal support and naval advantages. The party included ex Governors Brown and Wardwell, Justice Matteson, and Gen Nettleton, with Governor Lippitt urging national funding for the harbor’s completion and coastal defense.
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Bristol
Block Island
Salt Pond
Wardwell
State Commission
H. F. Bennett
Chandler H. Coggeshall
Geo. W. Simmons
O. F. Easterbrooks
J. J. Christie
Hall
Newport
Gov. Lippitt
Point Judith
Congress
Bull
Arnold
Matteson
Douglass
Witness
Brown
Ladd
Boure
Davis
Stearns
Clark
Bennett
Woods
Freeman
Crown
Anthony
Allen
Dubois
Colwell
Griffin
J. F. Parker
Enggy Hill
W. T. O. Wardwell
William B DeWolf
War College, Revenue, Arine and Torpedo Station
Dickens
Ludlow
Littie
Kettellé
Berther
South Harbor Hill
Rhode Island
Long Island Sound
Narragannett Bay
Vineyard Bound
New Shoreham
United States Navy
J. C. Wyman
Senator Champlin
Providence