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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cultures during the medieval period. The Narragansett Runestone was originally situated in Narragansett Bay and only visible during extremely low tides...
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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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bank of the Pettaquamscutt River (aka Narrow River) to the shore of Narragansett Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. It was separated from South Kingstown in 1888...
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The Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a Marine Protected Area of the United States located on Prudence, Patience, and Hope islands...
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Little Narragansett Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary of the Pawcatuck River on the Rhode Island–Connecticut state line. It is sheltered...
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Pacer, a type of racehorse Narragansett Turkey Narragansett, Rhode Island Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound Narragansett Country, former name of what...
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its capital and most populous city. Native Americans lived around Narragansett Bay before English settlers began arriving in the early 17th century. Rhode...
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This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Rivers in bold are considered major rivers either geographically or historically. All rivers...
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Aquidneck Island (category Islands of Narragansett Bay)
island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. The total land area is 37.8 sq mi (98 km2), which makes it the largest island in the bay. The 2020...
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Rabbit Island (Rhode Island) (category Islands of Narragansett Bay)
Rabbitt Island is a small island in Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Wickford, Rhode Island. Roger Williams received the island from Chief Canonicus'...
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Conservancy, the Narragansett turkey is a "historic variety, unique to North America" and is named for Narragansett Bay. The Narragansett has plumage with...
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Cape Cod Bay, Buzzards Bay and Narragansett Bay Bay State College, a private university in Boston, Massachusetts Bay State Conference, a high school...
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Island. In 1994, a skull later identified as Elena's was found in the Narragansett Bay below the Newport Bridge the same day, coincidentally, the houses put...
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between Florida and New Brunswick in 1524, including New York Bay and Narragansett Bay. Verrazzano was born in Val di Greve, south of Florence, the capital...
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The Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad is a heritage railroad that operates on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. It was formed in 2014-15 from the merger...
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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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is a ghost or fairy in the mythology of the Narragansett tribe of Native Americans from the Narragansett Bay region of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and eastern...
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Massachusetts that give it the name Bay State. The others are Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay, and Massachusetts Bay. In 1524, Italian navigator Giovanni...
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Warwick, Rhode Island (redirect from West Bay (Rhode Island))
ongoing harassment from Massachusetts Bay Colony, however, caused the other three colonies on Narragansett Bay (Providence Plantations, Portsmouth, and...
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Jamestown, Rhode Island (category Narragansett Bay)
almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay. It also includes the uninhabited Dutch Island and Gould Island. According...
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249083 Narragansett Bay divides the state of Rhode Island into two parts. The term East Bay refers to communities on the east side of the bay, including...
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land granted to him by the Narragansett tribe at the tip of Narragansett Bay after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views...
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Point Judith, Rhode Island (category Narragansett Bay)
village and a small cape, on the coast of Narragansett, Rhode Island, on the western side of Narragansett Bay where it opens out onto Rhode Island Sound...
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location. The militia burned several abandoned Narragansett villages as they marched around Narragansett Bay, as the tribe had retreated to a large fort...
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North Kingstown, Rhode Island (category Narragansett Bay)
square miles (38 km2) (25.28%) is water. It is bordered on the east by Narragansett Bay. As of the 2010 census, there were 26,486 people, 10,436 households...
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dive training and torpedo firing exercises in Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay. In preparation for her final acceptance trials in October 1913, the...
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HMS Kingfisher (1770) (section Narragansett Bay)
she was burnt by her own crew to avoid capture on 7 August 1778 in Narragansett Bay during the Battle of Rhode Island. Kingfisher was commissioned in September...
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of conscience on spiritual matters. He named three islands in the Narragansett Bay after Christian virtues: Patience, Prudence, and Hope Islands. In 1637...
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Camp Varnum (category Buildings and structures in Narragansett, Rhode Island)
intended to protect the West Passage of Narragansett Bay as part of the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay. Fort Varnum's main armament was Battery...
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