Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 14,532 at the 2020 census. However, during the summer months...
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The Narragansett people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island. Today, Narragansett people are enrolled in the federally recognized...
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Aquidneck Island (uh-KWID-nek), officially known as Rhode Island, is an island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. The total land area is...
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Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering 147 square miles (380 km2), 120.5 square miles (312 km2) of which...
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The Narragansett Runestone, also known as the Quidnessett Rock, is a 2.5 t (2,500 kg) slab of metasandstone located in Rhode Island, United States. It...
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of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The land was first owned by the Narragansett Indians, which led to the name of the town of Narragansett, Rhode...
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cape, on the coast of Narragansett, Rhode Island, on the western side of Narragansett Bay where it opens out onto Rhode Island Sound. It is the location...
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Prudence Island is the third-largest island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island and part of the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States...
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Narragansett Pier is an unincorporated village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island, United...
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historic structure located at 35 Ocean Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island. It is the only remnant of the Narragansett Pier Casino built in the 1880s. On November...
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Updike, Wilkins (1907). A history of the Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island: including a history of other Episcopal churches in the state...
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Narragansett /ˌnærəˈɡænsɪt/ is an Algonquian language formerly spoken in most of what is today Rhode Island by the Narragansett people. It was closely...
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Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay. It also includes the uninhabited Dutch Island and Gould Island. According to the United States...
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The Narragansett Council of Scouting America serves all of the state of Rhode Island and some of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Its several camps include...
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The Narragansett Brewing Company (/ˌnærəˈɡænsɪt/ neh-ruh-GAN-set) is an American brewery founded in Cranston, Rhode Island in 1890. Founders included John...
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southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence's Jewelry District, the Narragansett Bay Campus...
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Goat Island is a small island in Narragansett Bay and is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The island is connected to the Easton's Point...
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Hog Island is an American island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It lies at the entrance to the harbor of Bristol and is part of the town of Portsmouth...
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341139Rose Island is an 18.5-acre (7.5 ha) island in Narragansett Bay off Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is allegedly named "Rose Island" because...
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Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, which is named after Wickford in Essex, England. Wickford is located on the west side of Narragansett Bay, just...
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States Army Reserve installation in the Point Judith area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II this was a coastal defense fort, and together...
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Whitehall was the palatial summer estate at Narragansett Pier built by Captain Isaac Edward Emerson, inventor of the headache remedy Bromo-Seltzer. The...
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County, Rhode Island. The route begins at an intersection with Ocean Road in the village of Narragansett Pier (within the town of Narragansett), just north...
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Shoreham, and the third largest town in Rhode Island by geographic land area, behind Exeter and Coventry. The Narragansett Indians were known to occupy a winter...
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Narragansett Park was an American race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. On May 18, 1934, Rhode Island voters approved a...
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Rhode Island Sound is a marine sound off the coast of the U.S. state of Rhode Island at the mouth of Narragansett Bay. It forms the eastern extension...
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Rhode Island Street Atlas (5th ed.). American Map. 2006. Department of Transportation (June 2015). "General Highway Map, Narragansett, Rhode Island" (PDF)...
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Look up Narragansett in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Narragansett may refer to: Narragansett people, an indigenous people of Rhode Island, USA Narragansett...
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Native Americans occupied most of the area comprising Rhode Island, including the Wampanoag, Narragansett, and Niantic tribes. Many were killed by diseases...
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(1974), or Oneida I, decision. The Narragansett claimed a few thousand acres of land in and around Charlestown, Rhode Island, challenging a variety of early...
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