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The point was named after William Field, a British colonist who settled in Providence, RI with an acreage and a house on what is now South Main Street. In the 19th century, Fields Point Farm, a 37-acre (150,000 m 2 ) park, developed as the major recreational area in the city until Roger Williams Park was created in 1871. [ 2 ]
But Dumplin', a mini Highland cow, is a little more timid about getting in the water. Bre thought it would make a cute story, and in December 2023, she authored the book, Dumplin' Learns to Swim .
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 Edgewood Historic District–Arnold Farm Plat is a residential historic district in the Edgewood neighborhood of eastern Cranston, Rhode Island.It is bounded on the north by Albert Avenue, on the east by Narragansett Bay, on the south by Columbia Avenue, and on the west by Broad Street.
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
The Borders Farm is a historic farm district at 31-38 North Road in Foster, Rhode Island.It includes two adjacent farms, covering nearly 200 acres (81 ha) of land. The George Phillips Farm, located at 31 North Road, includes an 18th-century house and several outbuildings dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as the foundational remnants of several older structures.
This is a list of Registered Historic Places in East Providence, Rhode Island. Contents: ... City or town Description 1 ... East Providence: 3: Bridgham Farm ...
Rhode Island portal; The Experiment, a horse powered boat first tested here. National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island; National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Rhode Island; The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, a 1927 story by H. P. Lovecraft, partially set in the village