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Steamboating to Sakonnet Point, a talk given by Jim Garman
July 18, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Jim Garman is the official Town Historian for the town of Portsmouth. He had a long career as a teacher at Portsmouth Abbey School and as a professional photographer. He has an extensive collection of vintage photographs and postcard images of Newport County. He is the author of six books on Newport County history. For almost 50 years he has frequently lectured on topics of interest to Newport County residents.
This talk will be on the steamboats that ran from Providence to Sakonnet Point and back in the late 19th- early 20th centuries. The steamboats hauled fresh fish and farm produce to market and day-trippers rode each way. It was a fascinating era of local travel and history and the presentation will be well-illustrated.
