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  2. Narragansett Runestone - Wikipedia

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    The Narragansett Runestone, also known as the Quidnessett Rock, [1] is a 2.5 t (2,500 kg) slab of metasandstone located in Rhode Island, United States. It is 5 (1.5m) feet high and 7 feet (2.1m) long. [ 2 ]

  3. Historic Village of the Narragansetts in Charlestown - Wikipedia

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    These lands served as the Narragansett reservation between 1709 and 1880, when the tribe sold the land to the state and was formally detribalized. Because of this long period of Native occupation, the area is archaeologically important, containing both historic and prehistoric artifacts. [ 3 ]

  4. Druidsdream - Wikipedia

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    Druidsdream is a historic house at 144 Gibson Avenue in Narragansett, Rhode Island. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story stone structure, completed in 1884. It was built, probably by predominantly Narragansett stonemasons, for Joseph Hazard, a locally prominent landowner and botanist. It has a cross-gable plan, with its main facade divided into three bays ...

  5. Narragansett, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 14,532 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] However, during the summer months the town's population more than doubles to near 34,000. [ 4 ]

  6. Stonewall John - Wikipedia

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    Remains of stonewalls constructed by Stonewall John at Queen's Fort in Exeter. Stonewall John (also known as Nawham or Nawwhun and John Wall-Maker and Stonelayer John) [1] (died July 2, 1676) was a seventeenth century Narragansett leader in Rhode Island who was a skilled stone mason and blacksmith often credited with building stone wall fortifications at Queen's Fort in Exeter [2] and Stony ...

  7. Towers Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Towers Historic District is a historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, encompassing a city block bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Exchange Place, Mathewson and Taylor Streets. It is centered on The Towers, the surviving remnant of the Narragansett Casino, built 1883-86 to a design by McKim, Mead & White. This area was always near the ...

  8. Fishermen's Memorial State Park - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Earlscourt Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Earlscourt Historic District is a residential historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States.It is centered on a stretch of Earles Court, between Gibson Avenue and Noble Street, and includes a few properties on the adjacent Gibson Avenue and Woodward and Westminster Streets.