Newport Rhode Island, home of the mysterious Old Stone Tower, located in Touro Park at the southern end of Aquidneck Island. Newport, once known to the Indians as the "Isle of Peace," the city of Newport was founded in 1639. At that time, Rhode Island was the only colony of the 13 original British North American Colonies offering true religious freedom. Consequently, in its earliest days, Newport represented a safe haven for those attempting to escape religious persecution. |
Did the Knights Templar build the Newport Stone Tower well before 1492? Watch the following video that features clues the Templars had a hand in constructing the Tower before Columbus arrived in America. |