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Narragansett Pier is an unincorporated village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 3,409 at the 2010 census .
The Narragansett Pier Casino was a large complex built in the “Shingle Style” of architecture, which, as the name implies, involved using many shingles across roofs, walls and other surfaces.
The Narragansett Pier Casino rivaled the Newport Casino’s popularity as a resort for the social elite until it burned to the ground in 1900. Built between 1883 and 1886, the Narragansett Pier Casino was a fine example of Victorian Shingle style architecture (a variation of Queen Anne style architecture in the United States ), designed by ...
Narragansett operates its own Pre-K through 12 educational system with three schools: Narragansett Elementary School, Narragansett Pier Middle School, and Narragansett High School. The Narragansett High School principal, Mr. Daniel F. Warner, was voted the 2008 Principal of the Year. The South County Museum is located within the town.
Solvang, California. Solvang is a Danish village hidden in Southern California's Santa Barbara County. Its Main Street district is filled with boutique shops, traditional Danish bakeries, and wine ...
Everett Railroad No. 11 is a 260-111 class 2-6-0 "Mogul" type steam locomotive.It was built in October 1920 by the American Locomotive Company's Cooke Works for export to Cuba, but it remained in the United States and was sold to the Narragansett Pier Railroad in 1923.
Little Narragansett Bay is a calm, protected spot on the edge of Fisher's Island Sound, Long Island Sound and the very big Block Island Sound. ... just a short walk away from the shops and ...
The Narragansett Pier Railroad opened in 1876 to connect mills in Wakefield and Peace Dale to the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad at West Kingston. [1] Passenger service ended in 1952, though freight service continued until the 1970s and the line was not fully abandoned until 1981. [1]