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The History of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776–1783. Warren, RI: self-published. OCLC 1297406. Deane, John M (1902). A History of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts with an Account of the Old Home Festival, July 30th, 1902: The Battle of Freetown. Fall River, MA: Assonet Village Improvement Society. Dearden, Paul F ...
Bounded roughly by the Warren River, Belcher Cove, and the old town line (includes Main St. to Campbell St.) 41°43′51″N 71°17′04″W / 41.730833°N 71.284444°W / 41.730833; -71.284444 ( Warren Waterfront Historic
The Warren Waterfront Historic District encompasses the center of Warren, Rhode Island. It is bounded on the west by the Warren River, on the north roughly by Belcher Cove, on the east roughly by Federal and Main Streets, and on the south by Campbell Street. This area is a densely built residential, commercial, and civic area that has been the ...
Warren is a part of the 10th District in the Rhode Island Senate and is currently represented by Democrat Walter Felag Jr. The town is a part of Rhode Island's 1st congressional district at the federal level and is presently represented by Democrat Gabe Amo. It is a reliably Democratic stronghold in presidential elections, as no Republican has ...
Barrington is located on the east shore of Narragansett Bay, 10 miles southeast of Providence via U.S. 95 and 195. (195 connects with RI 114, which becomes County Road at the White Church in Barrington, Main Street in Warren, and Hope Street in Bristol) No point in Barrington is more than two miles from salt water.
Mount Hope (Montaup) is the small hill across the bay in Bristol, Rhode Island. Mount 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 bay is named after Mount Hope, a small hill located on its western shore in what is now Bristol, Rhode Island.
The oldest building in Rhode Island tested using dendrochronology was the Clemence-Irons House (1691) in Johnston, although the Lucas–Johnston House in Newport holds some timbers which were felled prior to 1650, but likely reused from an earlier building.
The area in Rhode Island consisting of Bristol, Barrington, and Warren (the latter named Sowams by the natives) was the main settlement of the Pokanoket when the Pilgrims arrived. Bradford had been told that the land of the Pokanoket had "the richest soil, and much open ground fit for English grain". [3]