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Our Tiverton, RI real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of Tiverton as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, and access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Tiverton, RI.
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Tiverton RI Community Profile & History
Tiverton, Rhode Island is a scenic rural town in Newport County. Situated on the eastern shore of Narragansett Bay across from Aquideck Island, the town was originally incorporated in 1694 as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. A long boundary dispute between Rhode Island and Massachusetts was settled in 1746, and Tiverton, by Royal Decree, together with the Towns of Cumberland, Barrington, Bristol and Little Compton was annexed to Rhode Island. The town was incorporated in 1747.
For approximately three years during the Revolutionary War when the British held Aquidneck Island, the town was an asylum for Americans fleeing from British occupation. It eventually became a mustering point for Colonial forces who gathered together to drive the British off the island. Local residents fought in the nearby Battle of Freetown on May 25, 1778.
In its early days, the town was chiefly a farming community with some fishing and boat construction. Until 1900 the manufacture of menhaden oil, a fish derivative, was one of the primary industrial pursuits. Cotton and woolen mills were established as early as 1827. Today, trade establishments are the major employers in town.
In the south of the town is the popular Four Corners area, which boasts a wide variety of shops along with an arts center and sculpture garden. In recent years, the town has enjoyed growing popularity as a summer resort and residential area, with major development concentrated in the area known as North Tiverton.
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