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After a year, the museum moved to the Knight Farm on Scrabbletown Road in North Kingstown. In 1984, the museum moved to its current location on Canonchet Farm in Narragansett, which was previously owned by Col. William Sprague, a former governor of Rhode Island. The South County Museum contains artifacts dating from the 17th century to modern ...
The Narragansett tribe was recognized by the federal government in 1983 and controls the Narragansett Indian Reservation, 1,800 acres (7.3 km 2) of trust lands in Charlestown, Rhode Island. [4] A small portion of the tribe resides on or near the reservation, according to the 2000 U.S. Census . [ 5 ]
Smith's Castle, built in 1678, is a house museum at 55 Richard Smith Drive, near Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state.
In 1967, with the help of Gov. John Chafee, Narragansett purchased The Towers, and two years later, in 1969, the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The museum was founded by anthropologist Eva Butler and a Narragansett and Pokanoket woman named Princess Red Wing in 1958. It is one of the oldest tribal museums in the country and is located in Exeter, Rhode Island. [1] The museum won a National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2016. The museum was nominated by U.S. Senator Sheldon ...
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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 Narragansett Town Council is meeting Thursday in closed session to discuss “potential litigation relative to Galilee, specifically the former Lighthouse Inn property and related parcels.” ...