An Historical Sketch of Middletown Ri From Its Organization in 1743 to Th
An Historical Sketch of Middletown Ri From Its Organization in 1743 to Th
Samuel Greene Arnold
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But he has left behind him an impression such as few men have anywhere made in so short a time. He. Founded a phi- losophical society in Newport, wliose books formed the basis of the Redwood Library, incorporated in 1747. Tradition points to a beetling cliff at the second beach, known as the Hanging Rock, as the favorite resort of the Christian philos- opher, where he composed a great part of the Alciphron ; and popular fancy has given to this romantic spot the name of Berkele} 's Cave. Whateve...r of classic association per- vades the vicinity of his island home, and consecrates these beautiful shores, is due to the genius, and twines around the memory of George Berkeley. The population of Newport in 1730 was 4640, having more than doubled within twenty-two years since the first census ever taken in the colony in 1708. That it was growing rap- idly is shown by the succeeding census, eighteen years later, when it numbered G508, notwithstanding the loss of over six hundred by the division of the town ; for in 1748, the first census after the separation, Middletown had 680 in- habitants.
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