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Purgatory Chasm

USA / Rhode Island / Newport East /

"Purgatory", a dizzy chasm cut into the high cliffs fronting
on the water's edge. The ledge of rock is rent in twain by a
sudden cleft over fifty feet high, from eight to twenty-four
in width, and 162 feet long. Into this chasm the waves surge
and boil as in a devil's cauldron. Indeed, the spot bears
an ill name, as it has been the appropriate scene of more than
one accident and suicide. A small stone on the summit
bearing the initials "A. G. L.", commemorates the death
of the son of Governor Lawrence, who met his death acci-
dentally, while on a gunning expedition.
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Coordinates:   41°29'12"N   71°16'8"W
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