PORTSMOUTH

Rhode Island

The Portsmouth Collection

Made for Portsmouth. Printed to order.

Portsmouth, Rhode Island gifts and souvenirs: 36 designs made from Portsmouth's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $99. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

Popular	Price
Portsmouth Hometown Ornament	$23
Portsmouth Landmarks Photo Poster	from $40
Portsmouth Vintage Travel Poster	from $40
Portsmouth Varsity Crewneck	from $57
Portsmouth Est. Tee	from $33
Portsmouth Town Line Mug	from $26

Portsmouth Hometown Ornament

Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles

$23

Portsmouth Landmarks Photo Poster

Nine local landmarks, archival matte

from $40

Portsmouth Vintage Travel Poster

Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout

from $40

Portsmouth Photo Art Print

A local landmark photo as a gallery print

from $40

Portsmouth “Greetings From” Poster

Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos

from $40

Portsmouth Snapshot Collage Poster

Six local landmarks as instant photos on kraft paper

from $40

Portsmouth History Timeline Poster

The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom

from $44

Portsmouth Map Placemat

Map of local landmarks, washable fabric

$31

Portsmouth Varsity Crewneck

Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back

from $57

Portsmouth Hometown Knit Sweater

Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print

from $57

Portsmouth Est. Youth Tee

Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes

$30

Portsmouth Est. Baby One Piece

Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit

$30

Portsmouth “Greetings From” Tee

Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos

from $35

Portsmouth “Greetings From” Mug

Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic

from $29

Portsmouth Welcome Doormat

24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back

$66

Portsmouth Landmark Photo Pillow

A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″

$49

Portsmouth “Greetings From” Tote

Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote

$37

Portsmouth “Greetings From” Trucker Cap

Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos

$33

Portsmouth Street Map Throw Blanket

Soft fleece, 50″×60″

from $72

Portsmouth Snapshot Collage Blanket

Six local landmarks as instant photos, soft fleece 50″×60″

from $76

Portsmouth Newport County Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$10

Portsmouth Aquidneck Island Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$10

Portsmouth Prudence Island Light Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$10

Portsmouth Green Animals Topiary Garden Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$10

Portsmouth Sakonnet River Rail Bridge Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$10

Portsmouth Patience Island Postcard

6″×4″ postcard, glossy front

$10

Portsmouth is the second-oldest municipality in Rhode Island, after Providence; it was one of the four colonies which merged to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the others being Providence, Newport, and Warwick. Landmarks include Newport County, Green Animals Topiary Garden and Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery. Portsmouth is the birthplace of Billy Gonsalves, soccer player.

CountyNewport County
Population17,871 (2020 U.S. Census)
Historic places8 on the National Register

Hometown roll

Born in Portsmouth

Joseph SheffieldColonial Rhode Island Attorney General1661
Gideon CornellChief Justice of Rhode Island1710
Preserved FishNew York City shipping merchant1766
George Moulton Carpenter, Jr.United States federal judge1844
Billy GonsalvesAmerican soccer player1908
Bobby SewallAmerican football player1988
Cole SwiderAmerican basketball player1999

On the National Register

Historic places

Battle of Rhode Island Site NRHP #74002054
Borden Farm NRHP #07000528
Farnham Farm NRHP #05001617
Greenvale Farm NRHP #80000082
Lawton-Almy-Hall Farm NRHP #78000068
Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery NRHP #73000053
Prudence Island Light NRHP #880002701852
Union Church NRHP #740000451865

Population 2010: 17,389 → 2020: 17,871

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Portsmouth

Portsmouth was settled in 1638 by a group of religious dissenters from Massachusetts Bay Colony, including Dr. John Clarke, William Coddington, and Anne Hutchinson. It is named after Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Roger Williams convinced the settlers that they should go there instead of settling in the Province of New Jersey, where they had first planned on going.

It was founded by the signers of the Portsmouth Compact. Its original name was Pocasset and it was officially named Portsmouth on May 12, 1639. It became part of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (see Aquidneck Island) and eventually part of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Portsmouth, Rhode Island, revision 1374792887 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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