what hotel is on goat island ri
Goat Island is home to the Newport Harbor Light (1842), The Marina Cafe & Pub, Belle Mer, the Hyatt Regency Newport hotel, and the Goat Island South Condominiums.The island was home to several military forts, the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, and was the site of the attacks on the HMS St John and HMS Liberty.or other places with the same name, see Goat Island. Goat Island is a small island in Narragansett Bay and is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The island is connected to the Easton's Point neighborhood via a causeway bridge.
Its shore has provided summertime plea-sures for Newport families. It is a tiny island, some 20 acres, yet for 300 years it has played an impor-tant role in the history of Rhode Island. Today, Goat Island is a peaceful haven for resi-dents, boaters and the many visitors who enjoy the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel.To welcome you, we offer this glimpse into the islandâs history.The First Shots of the American Revolution Were Fired in Newport, R.I.â Providence Sunday Journal, July 4, 1976.Schroder, Walter K. Defenses of Narragansett Bay in World War II, Providence, Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation 1980.Snow, Edward Rowe.