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In February 2008, the city of Warwick secured a federal grant to purchase about half of the 82 acres (33 ha) remaining Rocky Point Park, including much of the view of the bay. [12] The city officially took title to 41 acres (170,000 m 2 ) shoreline of the former park in August 2008.
Rocky Point State Park is a passive use state park on Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island. The land has been a public attraction since the mid-1800s, most notably as Rocky Point Amusement Park. When the amusement park closed in 1995, it sat abandoned for years until the city and state purchased the land in stages between 2008 and 2013.
Abandoned Rocky Point Park, Warwick, Rhode Island, a rusted white arch on the left foreground with a sidewalk going up a hill on the right, bare trees and a dramatic blue sky, in winter Rocky ...
WARWICK – When it comes to monkeys escaping from zoos, few breakouts can match the amazing story of what happened at Rocky Point amusement park in 1937.
The start of summer in Rhode Island used to be marked by the rides powering up at Rocky Point Amusement Park. That ended when Rocky Point closed in 1995 after a 148-year run. But the rides, well ...
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Warwick, Rhode Island Rocky Point Park in was a pioneer in American amusement parks. It opened in 1847 and didn't close until 1995, falling victim to many of the same market forces that shuttered ...
Rocky Point State Park: Warwick: Kent: 120 acres 49 ha 2014 Coastal park on the former site of Rocky Point Amusement Park, which operated from the 1840s-1995. Snake Den State Park: Johnston: Providence: 1,000 acres 400 ha: 1969: Undeveloped historic farm property World War II Memorial State Park: Woonsocket: Providence: 14 acres 5.7 ha: 1977