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Misquamicut State Beach (MISS-kwahm-eh-kut [3]) is a seaside public recreation area in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. [4] It occupies a portion of Misquamicut Beach, a 3-mile-long (4.8 km) barrier island that extends westward from Weekapaug to Watch Hill and separates Winnapaug Pond from the Atlantic Ocean. [5]
Westerly Town Beach (residents only, contiguous with neighboring beaches) Atlantic Beach (contiguous) Westerly New Town Beach a.k.a. Wuskenau Beach; Jim's Beach Misquamicut (contiguous) Misquamicut State Beach; Misquamicut Fire District Beaches (residents only, contiguous) [16] Lawton Beach; Benson Beach; Clark Farms Beach
Atlantic Beach Park is a privately operated amusement center with 12 acres (49,000 m 2) of land and buildings within the Misquamicut section of beachfront. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] It lies south of Misquamicut State Beach [ 13 ] and north of Winnapaug Pond , a source of Rhode Island quahogs and bay scallops.
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The houses – Cooke counted 218 – on Atlantic Avenue, which runs along Misquamicut Beach, generate about $8 million to $9 million in property taxes annually. There are about 50 businesses in ...
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Misquamicut, Galilee, Jerusalem, Green Hill, and Quonochontaug being heavily destroyed, and a storm surge of 12 to 15ft tall along the coast of Rhode Island. [25] [26] Many factories, mines, houses, and more structures collapsed during the hurricane, and the New Haven and Hartford Railroad was damaged, shutting down transport to Westerly, RI ...
Watch Hill is an affluent coastal neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. [1] It sits at the most-southwestern point in Rhode Island. It came to prominence in the late 19th and early 20th century as an exclusive summer resort, with wealthy families building ...