Frenchtown
Frenchtown is a neighborhood in Town of East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island. Frenchtown is situated nearby to the neighborhood Places Corner, as well as near Frys Corner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Davisville Historic District and New England Wireless and Steam Museum.
Davisville Historic District
Historic site
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The Davisville Historic District is a historic district on Davisville Road in Davisville, Rhode Island, a village in North Kingstown. It encompasses the site of an early 19th-century mill, and several associated buildings, including five houses dating to the 18th or 19th century and a cemetery.
New England Wireless and Steam Museum
Museum
The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is an electrical and mechanical engineering museum at 1300 Frenchtown Road in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, with working steam engines and an early wireless station and technology archives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Greenwich and Lafayette.
East Greenwich
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East Greenwich is centrally located in the state of Rhode Island on the western shore of the Narragansett Bay. With numerous historical landmarks, East Greenwich continues to be proud of its history.
Lafayette
Neighborhood
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Lafayette Village is a historic district extending along Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It encompasses a linear rural and industrial village, running from the Wickford Junction railroad crossing in the west to Angel Avenue in the east, and includes a number of residential properties on adjacent side streets. Lafayette is situated 4 miles south of Frenchtown.
Crompton
Village
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Crompton is a community in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. It is named after Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule. The Crompton Mill was set up in 1807, on the east bank of the Pawtuxet River, and is thought to be the first stone mill built in Rhode Island. Crompton is situated 4 miles north of Frenchtown.
Frenchtown
- Type: Neighborhood
- Also known as: “Green’s Corner” and “Greene’s Corner”
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.62739° or 41° 37′ 39″ northLongitude
-71.49276° or 71° 29′ 34″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
87HCJGG4+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 158846615OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
5222219
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Highlights include East Greenwich Historical Cemetery Number 30 and East Greenwich Historical Cemetery Number 18.
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