Aquidneck Island, officially known as Rhode Island, is an island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. The total land area is 37.8 sq mi (98 km2)...
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Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, United States. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast...
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Matinicus Island, Monhegan Island, Mount Desert Island, Isles of Shoals, Boston Harbor Islands, Prudence Island, Conanicut Island, Aquidneck Island, Elizabeth...
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Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,075 at the 2020 census. It lies to the south of Portsmouth and to the north of Newport on Aquidneck Island...
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Rhode Island is a constituent state of the United States. The term may also refer to: Aquidneck Island, officially named Rhode Island, part of the U.S...
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colony. The settlements of Rhode Island (Newport and Portsmouth) were on Rhode Island, also known as Aquidneck Island. Providence Plantations referred...
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Rhode Island, which is situated on Aquidneck Island, but they had finally abandoned their siege and were withdrawing to the northern part of the island. The...
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features a list of islands sorted by their name beginning with the letter A. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z List of islands (by country)...
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among the earliest settlers of Aquidneck Island in the Narragansett Bay; the island was officially named Rhode Island by 1644, from which the entire colony...
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on Aquidneck Island, which it shares with Middletown and Newport. In addition, Portsmouth encompasses some smaller islands, including Prudence Island, Patience...
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settled on Aquidneck Island, which was called Rhode Island at the time. They established a settlement called Pocasset at the northern end of the island. The...
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Narragansett Bay, across the Sakonnet River from Aquidneck Island (also known as the Island of Rhode Island). Together with the adjacent town of Little Compton...
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Miramar (mansion) (category Houses in Newport, Rhode Island)
(32,000 m2) bordering Bellevue Avenue on Aquidneck Island at Newport, Rhode Island. Overlooking Rhode Island Sound, it was intended as a summer home for...
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Greenwich. Jamestown and the towns on Aquidneck Island are sometimes known as "The Islands" along with Block Island. The East Bay contains the East Bay...
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second-largest in the Bay, it is connected on the east to Newport on Aquidneck Island by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge...
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Block Island Conanicut Island Aquidneck Island (Rhode Island) Elizabeth Islands Martha's Vineyard Nantucket Island Monomoy Island Boston Harbor Islands Mount...
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Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad (category Heritage railroads in Rhode Island)
Narragansett Bay Railroad is a heritage railroad that operates on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. It was formed in 2014-15 from the merger of the for-profit...
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John Clarke (Baptist minister) (category Burials in Rhode Island)
decided to go to Aquidneck Island with many exiles from the conflict. He became a co-founder of Portsmouth and Newport, Rhode Island, and he established...
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Castle Hill Light (category Lighthouses in Newport County, Rhode Island)
for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island. The lighthouse has become a symbol of Newport, and a frequent site...
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Narragansett Bay (redirect from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island)
There are more than 30 islands in the bay; the three largest ones are Aquidneck Island, Conanicut Island, and Prudence Island. Bodies of water that are...
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Anne Hutchinson (category People from colonial Rhode Island)
Long Island, but Roger Williams convinced them to settle in the area of his Providence Plantations settlement. Coddington purchased Aquidneck Island (later...
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This is a list of islands of the United States, as ordered by area. It includes most islands with an area greater than 20 square miles (approximately 52...
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the proposed Aquidneck Island alignments, caused Rhode Island and Massachusetts to briefly consider putting Interstate 895 along Rhode Island Route 24 and...
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Thomas Cornell (settler) (category People from colonial Rhode Island)
He returned to Rhode Island in 1644 and obtained a land grant for 100 acres in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on Aquidneck Island which became the Cornell...
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on Aquidneck Island. Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore in the U.S., came on line in 2016. There were numerous windmills in Rhode Island. Several...
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Centre, Hong Kong Miramar (mansion), a historic home on Aquidneck Island at Newport, Rhode Island, US Miramar Entertainment Park, Taipei, Taiwan Jiannan...
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Island (now called Aquidneck Island) and another settlement in Warwick; these four settlements eventually united to form the Colony of Rhode Island and...
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Around Rhode Island, 16th – 21st Centuries berkeley.edu website This is the largest island in Narragansett Bay, called Aquidneck Island today. Charter...
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William Coddington (category Colonial governors of Rhode Island)
the Narragansett Bay. He and other supporters of Hutchinson bought Aquidneck Island from the Narragansetts. They settled there, establishing the town of...
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the city of Newport on Aquidneck Island and the Town of Jamestown on Conanicut Island, and is named for longtime Rhode Island U.S. senator Claiborne Pell...
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