Wood River Junction
Wood River Junction is a small village in the town of Richmond, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is home to the Chariho school district's main campus and is otherwise largely turf farms, which were potato farms before the nuclear accident in 1964.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 feet (20 metres)
- Description: village in Rhode Island, United States
- Postal code: 02894
- Also known as“Richmond Switch”“Wood River Junction, Rhode Island”“Wood River Junction, RI”
Places of Interest
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Chariho High School
School building
Chariho High School is a public high school located…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Woodville.
Burdickville
Neighborhood
Burdickville is a village and former mill town located…
2½ miles southwest of Wood River Junction
Wood River Junction
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Latitude
41.43621° or 41° 26′ 10″ north
Longitude
-71.69451° or 71° 41′ 40″ west
UN/LOCODE
US WJU
Open location code
87HCC8P4+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Wood River Junction” goes by many names.
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