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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 people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island. Today, Narragansett people are enrolled in the federally recognized...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    Newport, Rhode Island (category Narragansett Bay)
    Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Providence, 20 miles (32 km)...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    Providence metropolitan area. Staying close to the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay, it is a longer route than Interstate 95 (I-95), and many portions...
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    the Narragansett Bay, New England, in America. The land was first owned by the Narragansett Indians, which led to the name of the town of Narragansett, Rhode...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    ongoing harassment from Massachusetts Bay Colony, however, caused the other three colonies on Narragansett Bay (Providence Plantations, Portsmouth, and...
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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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    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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    involvement in the triangular slave trade. Along with similar events in Narragansett Bay, the affair marked the first acts of violent uprising against Crown...
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    Hope Bay is a tidal estuary located at the mouth of the Taunton River on the Massachusetts and Rhode Island border. It is an arm of Narragansett Bay. The...
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    Passage of Narragansett Bay in combination with the new Fort Wetherill in Jamestown, Rhode Island, as part of the Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay. The Endicott...
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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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    Gould Island (Rhode Island) (category Islands of Narragansett Bay)
    Island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It is a part of the town of Jamestown and has a land area of 55.3 acres (22.4 ha). The Narragansett people named...
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