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Locustville is still a known place, and its past can still be seen in the present day. An example is Locustville Road, a small road near the center of the village, and Locustville Pond, a large pond that stretches through much of the present-day borders of the village of Hope Valley.
Hope Valley is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,612 at the 2010 census . Hope Valley is the largest village in Hopkinton, and the town's principal commercial center.
He ran for Attorney General of Rhode Island in 1970, but lost the general election to Republican Richard J. Israel, with Israel receiving 56.7% of the vote and Caprio 43.3%. [18] He was elected as a delegate to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention in 1975 and has been elected as a delegate to five Democratic National Conventions.
He was promoted to Captain of Company C on August 1, 1862. Avery was discharged on March 31, 1863. [1] Avery was appointed an acting ensign in the Union Navy on June 10, 1863 and served as the executive officer of the steamer USS Dawn. While assigned to the Dawn, Avery participated in the Battle of Wilson's Wharf in May 1864. He was discharged ...
Tanya Donelly, musician; vocalist for Rhode Island–based bands Belly and Throwing Muses; guitarist for the band The Breeders; Charlie Fern, White House speechwriter, journalist; Van Johnson, actor, known best for "all-American" roles in MGM films during World War II; Lawson Little, 1940 U.S. Open golf champion; Lillian Richter, lithographer
Illustrated portrait of Ephraim Kingsbury Avery, from Avery's book, The correct, full and impartial report of the trial of Rev. Ephraim K. Avery, 1833. Ephraim Kingsbury Avery (December 18, 1799 – October 23, 1869) was a Methodist minister who was among the first clergymen tried for murder in the United States.
The village center sits at junction of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 115) and North Road (Rhode Island Route 116). Hope Village radiates out from the center with houses on several smaller side streets in a compact configuration. Currently there is little commercial or industrial activity in Hope Village and none in the Historic District.
Sayles' son, Frank A. Sayles, decided to build the original 30-bed hospital with the funds. Throughout the 20th century the size of the hospital expanded greatly. The hospital was a 294-bed facility serving the Blackstone Valley of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts.