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Our Warren, 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 Warren 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 Warren, RI.
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Warren RI Community Profile & History
Warren, Rhode Island is a historic town in Bristol County. The community is located within the Narragansett Bay watershed and is part of what is known as the East Bay. This region, which also includes the towns of Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, is steeped in British and Colonial heritage.
Once the site of the Indian village of Sowams, the town's lands were first explored by Edward Winslow and Stephen Hopkins in 1621. Within a year, the Plymouth Colony had established a trading post at Sowams, and in 1623 Winslow and John Hampton saved the life of Wampanoag leader Massasoit, thereby gaining a crucial native ally. After religious leader Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Colony in 1636, he fled to Sowams, where he was sheltered by Massasoit for a time before establishing Providence Colony.
Massasoit and his eldest son sold the lands that now comprise Warren and several adjacent towns to the Plymouth Colony in 1653, and the township of Sowams was officially incorporated in 1668. The town was ceded to Rhode Island in 1747 and renamed in honor of Admiral Sir Peter Warren, a British naval hero. In the early 1700s, the town emerged as an important whaling port, with a burgeoning shipbuilding industry that would flourish well into the 19th century.The town is also noted as the original site of Brown University, founded as the College of Rhode Island in 1764 and the first college in the nation to accept students of all religious persuasions.
Today, the town offers a stunning array of historical sites, entertainment options and recreational opportunities; there is never a shortage of things to do here. Residents enjoy a variety of aquatic activities including boating, fishing and swimming. There is a 14-mile bike path which runs through all four communities of the East Bay and offers an unparalleled view of Narragansett Bay to cyclists, walkers, joggers and rollerbladers.
Warren is continually growing in population, industry and commercial establishments. The southern portion of the town is situated on picturesque Mount Hope Bay, giving the town a beautiful, panoramic view.
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