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Friends of the Waterfront
... Preserving Our Shoreline for the Public		 Interesting Newport Walks/Drives:
Cliff Walk
Ten Mile Drive [Ocean Drive]

HARBOR WALK

King Park Paving Project
for Harbor Walk
        On Saturday, May 8, 2004, the Harbor Walk expansion and improvement project at King Park was dedicated in a ceremony honoring benefactor Mrs. Samuel Hamilton, and JAM Construction owner Johnny Marshall.

        Several hundred attended the Picnic/Dedication.

[Mrs. Hamilton and Kate Leonard in photo left]

        Marshall engineered and constructed the walk out of specially ordered pavers placed over a poured concrete base.

        At the same time the sea wall, then needing serious help, was reinforced where necessary.

        This walkway expansion project was a dream of the Friends of the Waterfront. Then FoW President Vic Farmer, supported by FoW Board of Director member Dave Wixted, proposed the project to the city nearly five years ago. But the city lacked the funds to follow through on a simple gravel walkway.

        Newport City Councilor Kate Leonard then picked up the lead on this project several years ago and set up the team of Hamilton, Marshall and herself to expand on the simple proposed gravel walk.

        Councilor Leonard sought and received the nearly $180,000 of needed funding from the Hamilton Newport Improvement Foundation.

        In addition, Leonard helped coordinate the required state approvals from the CRMC, and the help from the city Parks and Recreation Department.

        In attendance and sponsoring the cookout at the dedication were the Ancient Order of Hibernians who have the Hibernians First Lodge adjacent to the Walk.

        Music was provided by the Publicans Irish Band and the Dartmouth University Barbary Coast Jazz Band.

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. Newport City Councilor Rick O'Neill, John Marshall, Dorrance "Dodo" Hamilton, Kate Leonard, and Hibernian Joe Brady
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. The Hibernian Picnic Makers
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Friends of the Waterfront, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not for profit, public interest group with a mission to:
Protect public access to the water;
Preserve historical uses and rights of way, and
Help foster the development of the waterfront in ways that maximize public access.
Friends of the Waterfront web sites include:
CliffWalk.com,
NewportHarborWalk.com,
TenMileDrive.com, and
NewportWaterfront.org.
We are always looking for volunteer help with our mission tasks. Contact the President
NewportHarborWalk.com v.6.1.2004 copyright ©, Friends of the Waterfront, Inc., PO Box 932, Newport, RI 02840
Web Master Vic Farmer, WebGhosts, Editorial Credits to Liz Mathinos, Amity Mack, Dave Wixted, and Vic Farmer. Map credit to Linnea Amtson
        This Newport Harbor Walk web site is still under construction. We welcome information or photos anyone would like to share with Newport's Friends of the Waterfront for possible inclusion into this site. Contact Vic Farmer