Newport ruins. The town of Newport, on the west bank of the Trinity River, about six miles downriver from Riverside,was founded by Joseph Werner, an immigrant from Frankfurt, Prussia, around 1853-1854. The town depended on the river trade for its livelihood, and at one time Newport boasted 200 inhabitants, a post office, a school, a general store, a tannery, a wood shop and a blacksmith shop. After the death of Joseph Werner and the coming of the railroad in 1872, the community declined as people and businesses moved upriver to the Riverside railroad junction. | Source: Walker County TreasurersDownload Original File
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