The Newport Tower Mystery - Part 1

COVID travel restrictions have been lifted and Cap'n Boz is back on the road! Join him as he investigates the mystery of the Newport, Rhode Island Stone Tower. It's one of the oldest man-made structures in North America... and to this day, no one seems to know or agree upon... who built it... and when! It's a big historical mystery! This episode is a companion piece to my “Westford Knight” series… so if you haven’t seen that series, you may want to check it out before viewing this episode. Cap'n Boz will describe all the theories of which group may have built this Tower. Was it the Vikings in 1000 AD? Or maybe Irish Monks? Or was it built by a Knights Templar expedition in the early 1300s? Or perhaps, it might have been a particular Scottish Knight who may have ventured to North America in 1398! Could it really have been built 100 years BEFORE Columbus discovered America? And what is it? Is it a Fort, a Church or is it a lighthouse? Let’s find some answers on this episode of "History on a Hog"!