Simmons Pond

Simmons Pond is in Newport County, Rhode Island. Simmons Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Pottersville, as well as near the village Adamsville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brownell Library and Little Compton Historic District.

Brownell Library

Library

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Brownell Library is situated 2½ miles southwest of Simmons Pond.

Little Compton Historic District

Historic site

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Little Compton Historic District is a historic site, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Simmons Pond.

Gray’s General Store

General store

Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gray's General Store was a general store located at 4 Main Street in Adamsville, Rhode Island. Founded in 1788, it operated for almost 225 years and was reputed to be the oldest continually operating general store in the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adamsville and Little Compton.

Adamsville

Village

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Adamsville is a historic village in Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States. It was first settled in 1675 around the time of King Philip's War and was named after the second president of the United States, John Adams.

Little Compton

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Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.