Tarbox Corner

Tarbox Corner is a neighborhood in Town of West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island. Tarbox Corner is situated nearby to the neighborhood Moosehorn Corner, as well as near Woods Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include New England Wireless and Steam Museum.

New England Wireless and Steam Museum

Museum

Photo: Marcbela, CC0.

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. New England Wireless and Steam Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Tarbox Corner.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Lake and Washington.

Spring Lake

Neighborhood

Spring Lake is a village in the town of Coventry, Rhode Island. The Johnson family were early owners of the land in the area and, in 1818, sold the property to Ezra Ramsdell to build a warp thread mill along the Mishnock River. Spring Lake is situated 3 miles northwest of Tarbox Corner.

Washington

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Washington is a village within the town of Coventry in Kent County, Rhode Island, and is part of the Pawtuxet River Valley. Washington is situated 3½ miles north of Tarbox Corner.

Crompton

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 3½ miles northeast of Tarbox Corner.

Tarbox Corner

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Town of West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.64204° or 41° 38′ 31″ north

Longitude

-71.54638° or 71° 32′ 47″ west

Elevation

404 feet (123 metres)

Open location code

87HCJFR3+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 201099817

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

5225163

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Moosehorn Corner and Woods Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tarbox-Jackson Lot and John Spencer Lot.

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