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Cliff Walk at Newport, Rhode Island

Cliff Walk is located on the coastal edge of the small town of Newport, Rhode Island.
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On one side of the walk are the "cottages" or summer homes of Cornelius Vanderbilt and other Industrialists of the 1800's. Most of the homes were built between 1850-1880.

But the real beauty of Cliff Walk lies on the seaward side along trails first made by Narragansett Indians.
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Links: 

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Cliff Walk History

Cliff Walk Panoramic Views

Cliff Walk Restoration Project

National Geographic Traveler Information on Cliff Walk

"Death on Cliff Walk" Paperback Suspense Mystery

 

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Cave passageway along Cliff Walk

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Not all structures on Cliff Walk are of Victorian design
İPhotographs by David Figgins

This page created on March 16, 2004

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