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North Kingstown RI Community Profile & History
North Kingstown, Rhode Island is a small town on the west side of Narragansett Bay. It is comprised of nine villages, with Wickford as the center of town and the seat of the local government. Best known as Rhode Island's sea town, North Kingstown's contributions are as historically significant as they are unique.
In 1637, Roger Williams established a temporary trading post at the intersection of two major Native American thoroughfares, the Pequot Path and the major east-west route of the Narragansett people between their winter and summer villages. Williams established permanent residence at the post in 1643 and stayed for nearly eight years, trading with the Narragansett Indians, farming, and raising goats on Queen's Island. In 1651, Roger Williams, in need of funds for a trip to England so that he could secure Rhode Island's colonial charter, sold his land to Richard Smith, a fellow trader.
Smith would eventually acquire a parcel of land approximately three miles wide and nine miles long. In 1674, Kings Towne was founded on this land by the colonial government. Almost immediately, the town was riven by strife when it became the epicenter of King Philip's war, a conflict between the Narragansett and Wampanoag people and the inhabitants of the Connecticut, Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies.
By the end of battle in 1676, the Native Americans had been disposessed of the lands, and European colonial expansion began. By the start of the 18th century, settlement was increasing so rapidly that the colonial government separated the town into North and South in 1722. A further separation occurred in 1742 when Exeter was formed from the town's western regions.
Primarily an agricultural community for the remainder of the century, the town was quick to embrace the textile revolution in the 1800s. The seaport village of Wickford grew in prominence at about the same time, reaping the fruits of a trade boom in neighboring Newport.
Now primarily residential in nature, the community enjoys the recreational opportunities of a seaside locale and a flourishing tourist industry. Because of its location, natural harbor and pristine beaches, North Kingstown is famous as a summer resort and haven for pleasure boats. With its enchanting old churches and quaint colonial shops and homes, North Kingstown is a fine preserve of traditional life in New England.
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