Western Pleasure Horses for Sale in Harrisburg PA, Spring Grove PA

About Newport, PA

Newport was originally known as Ryder's Ferry, as it was the site of an early ferry on the Juniata River. It was later renamed Newport after the canal came through. Newport was the eastern end of the Newport and Shermans Valley Railroad. There was a freight yard where railcars and cargo could be transferred to standard gauge for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Newport once had a large tannery that operated from the second half of the 19th century until the early part of the 20th.