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smithfieldri.com. Smithfield is a town that is located in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It includes the historic villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Mountaindale, Hanton City, Stillwater and Greenville. The population was 22,118 at the 2020 census. Smithfield is the home of Bryant University, a private four year college.
North Smithfield is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, settled as a farming community in 1666 and incorporated into its present form in 1871. North Smithfield includes the historic villages of Forestdale, Primrose, Waterford, Branch Village, Union Village, Park Square, and Slatersville. The population was 12,588 at the ...
Today, the library's collection totals approximately 70,000 books. The East Smithfield Public Library was born in 1967, when the boards of the Bernon and Esmond libraries decided to consolidate. Bernon Library was designated as a reading center, and one librarian managed both buildings. Sadly, in 1973, budget cuts forced the decision to close ...
The Town of Smithfield, a small town in northern Rhode Island, was named after John Smith according to the town's official website. [39] There is an alternate oral tradition that Smithfield was named for Roger Williams's hometown of Smithfield, England. [40] [41] [42]
The remains of a building foundation at Hanton City. Hanton City (known locally as Lost City) is a colonial-era ghost town in Smithfield, Rhode Island near Hanton City Trail. . The remains of Hanton City consist of several stone foundations, a burial site, a defunct dam apparently used for irrigation, and a dilapidated scattering of stone walls, typifying it as a standard small New England ...
44-31600 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1218665 [4] Greenville is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Smithfield in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 8,658 at the 2010 census. [5] The CDP is centered on the village of Greenville but also encompasses the nearby villages of West Greenville and ...
This is a list of Registered Historic Places in Smithfield, Rhode Island . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 31, 2024. [1] / 41.878056°N 71.5025°W / 41.878056; -71.5025 ( Allenville Mill Storehouse) / 41.895°N 71.501389°W / 41.895; -71.501389 ( Angell–Ballou House)
The Greenville Public Library was founded in 1882 and was originally located on the Greenville Common near St. Thomas Church and Greenville Baptist Church and served Smithfield and the surrounding towns. In 1883 William Winsor, one of the original Library incorporators, donated the library collection of the Lapham Institute, a former Free ...