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Haines Memorial State Park is public recreation area in the town of Barrington on the northeastern side of Narragansett Bay, six miles (9.7 km) south of East Providence, Rhode Island. The state park offers picnicking, play fields, fishing and boating facilities, and is a stop on the East Bay Bike Path .
The "Jewel" of the state park system Fishermen's Memorial State Park: Narragansett: Washington: 91 acres 37 ha: 1970: Oceanside camping Fort Adams State Park: Newport: Newport: 100 acres 40 ha: 1965: Site of the Newport Jazz Festival and Fort Wetherill State Park: Jamestown: Newport: 61.5 acres 24.9 ha: 1972: Sightseeing, scuba diving Goddard ...
The area was originally owned by William Brenton, who called the region "Hammersmith," [4] a name that survives in the name of the adjacent Hammersmith Farm.Following its long tenure as a military installation, the State of Rhode Island took possession of Fort Adams for use as a state park in 1965.
Fort Wetherill State Park is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres (24.9 ha) at the southeastern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The state park sits on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay opposite Fort Adams State Park .
Brenton Point State Park is a public recreation area occupying 89 acres (36 ha) at the southwestern tip of Aquidneck Island in the city of Newport, Rhode Island. The state park offers wide vistas of the Atlantic Ocean where it meets Narragansett Bay. [4] The park lies adjacent to the Newport Country Club, part of Newport's Ocean Drive Historic ...
Fishermen's Memorial State Park is a public recreation area and campground encompassing 91 acres (37 ha) on Point Judith in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island. [2] The state park occupies a portion of the former Fort Nathaniel Greene, named after Rhode Island native and Revolutionary War general Nathaniel Greene.
Many of Colt Park's statues were relocated to Linden Place for safe keeping. In 1965, the State of Rhode Island took over Colt Farm via eminent domain, and on August 21, 1968, the lands were dedicated as Colt State Park by Rhode Island Governor John Chafee. [3] A statue of Chafee was erected in the park in 2003. [5]
Scarborough Beach (Rhode Island) Snake Den State Park; W. Wickaboxet Management Area; World War II Veterans Memorial State Park