Easton's Beach / First Beach (Newport, Rhode Island)

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Newport's only ocean beach. Located adjacent to the famous Cliff Walk. Outdoor skateboard park, weekly free summer concerts, seasonal carousel, Save the Bay’s "Exploration Center.” Banquet Hall available for corporate and private functions. Free use of over sand wheelchairs. Rental cabañas, rental beach chairs, surf boards, boogie boards and umbrellas. Children's playground, covered picnic pavilion, seasonal snack bar, beach store with souvenirs. Public restrooms, indoor and outdoor cold water showers. No dogs permitted Memorial Day through Oct. 1.

www.visitrhodeisland.com/what-to-do/beaches/408/eastons...

eastonsbeach.com/

beach cam - northeastsurfing.com/easton-beach-cam-newport-ri

Robert Yarnall Richie aerial photo ca.1932-1934 - digitalcollections.smu.edu/u?/ryr,393

1913 - Boardwalk and amusements added to Easton's Beach, wiped out in Great Hurricane of 1938.

more great old photos of Easton's Beach at Providence Public Library's Flickr photo stream - www.flickr.com/photos/ppl_ri_images/tags/eastonsbeach/