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Bridgham Farm is an historic farm in East Providence, Rhode Island. The farm consisted of 46.6 acres (18.9 ha) of land west of Turner Reservoir and east of Pawtucket Avenue. The main farmhouse, built in 1767, [2] now stands on Morra Way, a subdivision created out of some of
West of Coventry Center at RI 14 and RI 117 41°42′37″N 71°45′52″W / 41.710278°N 71.764444°W / 41.710278; -71.764444 ( Rice City Historic Coventry
The Paul Farmhouse in Congers is a Dutch-style farmhouse built around 1810 by John Paul. This style of construction was prevalent in the area as the Dutch settled in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
The Metcalf–Franklin Farm is an historic farm that has been in operation since 1801 and is located at 142 Abbott Run Valley Road in Cumberland, Rhode Island.It has been farmed by two family owners, the Metcalf family (1801-1857) and the Franklin family (1857- 2005).
It had been the family farm and was the last of the original land granted to Roger Williams in 1638 by Canonicus, chief of the Narragansett tribe. The family farmhouse was built in 1773 and is now known as the Betsey Williams Cottage; the cottage and the Williams family burial ground (including Betsey's grave) are still maintained within the park.
The Kingston Hill Farm, also known as the Potter-Peckham Farm, is a historic farm in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The 20-acre (8.1 ha) farm is centered on a building complex with a c. 1810 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood frame farmhouse, which follows a typical plan of five bays with a central chimney. Behind the house are a seed barn and wagon shed ...
May 30, 1974 (Lehigh Hill and both sides of RI 24 between Medley and Dexter Sts.: Portsmouth: Successful defense against British in 1778. Only Revolutionary War battle in which a segregated African-American unit fought (support logistics, 2 killed).
The farm produced food for local and foreign markets. Located near Newport, Rhode Island Casey Farm had access to materials imported from England, enabling its early owners to live in a fashionable manner. Prosperity ended with the burning of Newport during the American Revolutionary War, and the farm settled into a pattern of absentee ...