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Browning's Beach Historic District is a historic district west of the junction between Card Pond and Matunuck Beach Roads in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.It encompasses a cluster of four beach houses located on a barrier beach facing Long Island Sound south of Cards Pond, and accessed via a private gravel drive extending from Cards Pond Road.
Matunuck's Roy Carpenter Beach cottages in 2008. The area is home to several notable beaches, including Moonstone Beach, South Kingstown Town Beach at Matunuck, East Matunuck State Beach, and Roy Carpenter's Beach and cottages. The Theatre-by-the-Sea playhouse is also in Matunuck and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
East Matunuck State Beach is a public recreation area encompassing 144 acres (58 ha) on the shore of Block Island Sound in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. [2] The state beach offers picnicking, ocean swimming, and beach activities. [3] It is open seasonally. [4] At the east end of the beach lies the small village of Jerusalem.
The company was founded in 1899 by James Croxton. [1] [5] [6] The company is currently operated by cousins Ryan and Travis Croxton, the great-grandsons of the founder.[7] [8] [9] The company harvests four oyster varieties, Rappahannocks, Stingrays, Snow Hills, Barcats, and Olde Salts, in addition to Olde Salt Clams.
Roy Carpenter's Beach is a private beach [1] in the town of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island. [2] It is located near the village of Matunuck, on Route 1 at the Matunuck Beach Road exit, near Mary Carpenter's, the South Kingstown Town Beach, Moonstone Beach, and the Theatre by the Sea. [3]
The word oyster comes from Old French oistre, and first appeared in English during the 14th century. [1] The French derived from the Latin ostrea, the feminine form of ostreum, [2] which is the latinisation of the Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (ostreon) 'oyster'. [3] Compare ὀστέον (osteon) 'bone'. [4]
The term oyster reef refers to dense aggregations of oysters that form large colonial communities. Because oyster larvae need to settle on hard substrates, new oyster reefs may form on stone or other hard marine debris. Eventually the oyster reef will propagate by spat settling on the shells of older or nonliving oysters. The dense aggregations ...
Staff at the Oyster Bar are represented by UNITE HERE Local 100. [8] In 2016, the Zagat Survey gave it a food rating of 22/30, "Very Good To Excellent". [1] The Oyster Bar closed for a majority of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It briefly reopened for two weeks and closed again when its underground location failed to attract foot traffic.