Newport, Wales and was the largest masonry dock in the world. Although coal exports from Newport were by now modest compared to the Port of Cardiff (which included Cardiff, Penarth and Barry), Newport was the place where the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was founded in 1889, and international trade was sufficiently large for 8 consuls and 14 vice-consuls to be based in the town. In 1898 Lysaght's Orb Works opened and by 1901 employed 3,000 staff. Urban expansion took in Pillgwenlly and Lliswerry to the south; this eventually necessitated a new crossing of the River Usk, which was provided by the
Hiram S. Town board and was the school board clerk. In 1870 and 1871, Town served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Republican; while in the Wisconsin Senate, Town lived in Palmyra, Wisconsin. Town also served as sheriff for Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin from 1868 to 1869. Town also served as postmaster for Ripon, Wisconsin. In 1896, Town was appointed superintendent for the national cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. Then, in 1900, Town was named superintendent for the national cemetery in Port Hudson, Louisiana. Town died in Port Hudson, Louisiana. Hiram S. Town Hiram S. Town (November 9, 1832 – July