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History of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Journey back in time to South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

(Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck)

Visit South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1819 - South Kingston
  South-Kingston, a post town and seat of justice of the county, is situated 30 miles southwest from Providence; bounded on the north by Exeter and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - South Kingston
  South Kingston, a township in Washington co., Rhode Island, on the Stonington and Providence railroad, 22 miles S. from Providence, contains 1 bank....Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Kingston, R.I. Depot
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• 1895 - South Kingston
  South Kings’ton, a township of Washington co., R.I. Pop. 5114
  Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
  
  
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  The Station, Peace Dale, R.I.
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  South Kingstown High School, Wakefield, R.I.
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  Peace Dale Mfg. Co.'s Mills, Peace Dale, R.I.
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• 1906
  South Kingston, a township (town) of Washington CO., R.I. Pop. in 1900, 4972.
  Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
  
  
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  Wakefield Depot
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  South Road, Kingston, R. I.
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•  1926 - BOILER OF FREIGHT ENGINE EXPLODED
  By Associated Press.
  Kingston, R. I., June 26. - Three railroad employees were killed today when the boiler of a locomotive hauling 60 cars...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  The Trefoil, Camp Hoffman, West Kingston, R. I.
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