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The Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge, constructed in 1992, connects Jamestown with mainland Rhode Island. Jamestown was a bustling summer destination in the early 1900s, and it had nine hotels in 1903. The golden age of large resort hotels was brief, however, in Jamestown and elsewhere, and patronage rapidly declined in the 1920s.
The Hazard Farmstead (Joyner Site RI-706) (also known as Joyner Archeological Site RI-706) is a historic archaeological site in Jamestown, Rhode Island.It is the location of a major American Indian settlement whose artifacts have been dated from 2,500 BC to 1,000 AD.
Jamestown: Continuously operating gateway to Narragansett Bay since 1749; part of the Lighthouses of Rhode Island Thematic Resource (TR) 3: Thomas Carr Farmstead Site (Keeler Site RI-707) November 1, 1984 : Address Restricted: Jamestown: 4: Conanicut Battery: July 2, 1973 : West of Beaver Tail Rd.
Fort Wetherill is a former coast artillery fort that occupies the southern portion of the eastern tip of Conanicut Island in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It sits atop high granite cliffs, overlooking the entrance to Narragansett Bay .
The Windmill Hill Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large rural landscape in Jamestown, Rhode Island.It is bounded on the north by Eldred Avenue, on the east by East Shore Road, on the south by Great Creek, and on the west by Narragansett Bay.
The Thomas Carr Farmstead Site (Keeler Site RI-707) is a historic archaeological site in Jamestown, Rhode Island.Located in the vicinity of Tashtassuc Road (the connector road paralleling Rhode Island Route 138) and Eldred Avenue, the site was the farmstead for the locally prominent Carr family from the late 18th century into the 19th century.
The Shoreby Hill Historic District encompasses a major residential subdivision north of the central business district of Jamestown, Rhode Island.The 58-acre (23 ha) district was farmland until the late 19th century, and was laid out in two phases.
Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1856 and is the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, marking the entrance to Narragansett Bay.The 64-foot (20 m) lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island in Beavertail State Park, on a site where beacons have stood since the early 18th century.