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South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census.South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind New Shoreham, and the third largest town in Rhode Island by geographic land area, behind Exeter and Coventry.
Peace Dale Manufacturing Co. Water Power Sys., an energy facility built in the 1850s on Kingstown Rd. Hazard Memorial/Peace Dale Library, a Romanesque former auditorium, built in 1890–91 on Kingstown Rd. Peace Dale Office Building, built circa 1856 at 604 Kingstown Rd. General Isaac Peace Rodman House at 1789 Kingstown Rd.
East Matunuck State Beach is a public recreation area encompassing 144 acres (58 ha) on the shore of Block Island Sound in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. [2] The state beach offers picnicking, ocean swimming, and beach activities. [3] It is open seasonally. [4] At the east end of the beach lies the small village of Jerusalem.
Main Street and Kingstown Road; South Kingstown: 8.9 miles (14.3 km); Richmond town line to North Kingstown town line Usquepaugh Road, Kingstown Road, Moorsefield Road and Tower Hill Road; North Kingstown: 5.0 miles (8.0 km); South Kingstown town line to Jamestown town line Tower Hill Road and Route 138 Expressway; Jamestown: 3.2 miles (5.1 km ...
South Kingstown established the Kingston Historic District in 1959, and much of Kingston village became a National Register historic district in 1974 as Kingston Village Historic District. The historic district is located just outside the campus of the University of Rhode Island and contains many fine examples of 18th and 19th century ...
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Washington County, known locally as South County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census , the population was 129,839. [ 4 ] Rhode Island counties have no governmental functions other than as court administrative boundaries, which are part of the state government.
The village pound was a feature of most English medieval villages, [citation needed] and they were also found in the English colonies of North America and in Ireland. A high-walled and lockable structure served several purposes; the most common use was to hold stray sheep, pigs and cattle until they were claimed by the owners, [ citation needed ...