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Rose Island with the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge visible in the background 41°29′46.91″N 71°20′28.1″W / 41.4963639°N 71.341139°W / 41.4963639; -71.341139 Rose Island is an 18.5- acre (7.5 ha ) island in Narragansett Bay off Newport, Rhode Island , United States
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]
Indian Place Names of New England, Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation; O'Brien, Frank Waabu (2010). Understanding Indian Place Names in Southern New England. Colorado: Bauu Press. Trumbull, James H. (1881). Indian Names of Places, etc., in and on the Borders of Connecticut: With Interpretations of Some of Them.
Narragansett Pier Life Saving Station: June 30, 1976 : 40 Ocean Rd. Narragansett: 12: Ocean Road Historic District: Ocean Road Historic District: August 18, 1982 : Ocean and Wildfield Farm Rds., and Newton and Hazard Aves.
Here, just off the shore, rougher ocean waters directly to the south converged with the calmer waters of Long Island Sound to the west. After the turn, the slender shoreline continued north ...
Agawam: (Nipmuck or Pennacook) "low land" (with water) or "place to unload canoes" (possible portage spot) Annisquam (and river) Assinippi: (Wampanoag) "rocks in water" Assonet River (also Cedar Swamp and village): (Narragansett) "at the rock" – the rock in question being Dighton Rock; Cataumet: (Wampanoag) "at the ocean" or "landing place"
The name was changed from Pleasant View to Misquamicut in 1928. The area suffered a series of devastating hurricanes that wiped out beach homes, hotels, and other structures in 1938, 1944, and 1954. A portion of the oceanfront became Misquamicut State Beach in 1959. [9] 1940s postcard
The name of Rose Island is attributed to the island's rose shape at low tide. The bay's tides are semi-diurnal, meaning that the region experiences two high and low tides daily. The tides range in height from 3.6 feet (1.1 m) at the bay's mouth and 4.6 feet (1.4 m) at its head.