The Newport Tower
"The Newport Tower (also known as: Round Tower, Touro Tower, Newport Stone Tower and Old Stone Mill) is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island (USA), the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century.
The tower has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would thus represent evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. Carbon dating shows this belief to be incorrect."
The tower has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would thus represent evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. Carbon dating shows this belief to be incorrect."
- Text and image from Wikipedia entry for "Newport Tower" (accessed 11/15/2015) [links added]
Blog Posts and Articles
- "Gunnar Thompson Claims to Have Identified Medieval Scottish Lime Kiln Near Newport Tower" (Jason Colavito, 3/7/2015)
- "Jim Egan Comments on America Unearthed and the Newport Tower" (Jason Colavito, 3/17/2013)
- "Review of America Unearthed S01E12 "America's Oldest Secret"" (Jason Colavito, 3/9/2013)
- "Where the Vikings Weren’t – The Newport Tower" (ArchyFantasies, 1/14/2013)
- "The Newport Tower: A Secondhand Mystery" (Jason Colavito, 12/17/2012)
Other Online Media
- "The Viking-less Newport Tower" (ArchyFantasies podcast, Episode 37, 5/16/2016)
