Adamsville
Although technically a village within the town of Little Compton, Adamsville has been a vibrant, independent community since its founding in the 1600s. Its loc…
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Adamsville Wayside Librarylocation_fillAdamsville had its very own library in the early 1920s. It was housed in the north room of Hattie and Eugene S…
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Original Adamsville Borderlocation_fillThe Plymouth Court established Adamsville as part of "Sakonnet" in the seventeenth century. The settlement ado… -
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The Border Todaylocation_fillThe border between Adamsville and Westport was changed in 1747 from the west bank of the Westport River (which… -
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The Spite Towerlocation_fillBuilt in 1905, the Spite Tower’s history is clouded by legend. Dr. John Hathaway and his second wife, Claudia … -
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The Rhode Island Red Monumentlocation_fillImagine a stereotypical small farm with a few chickens pecking around the yard, the sun shining on their brigh… -
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Adamsville Hill: A Rum Runner's Hideoutlocation_fill“Young man, if you don’t get out you’re going to end up with a little round hole in the middle of your forehea… -
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Adamsville Odd Fellows: Electra Lodgelocation_fillLittle Compton was once full of Odd Fellows. That’s no insult. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a frate… -
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Old Stone Baptist Churchlocation_fillThere was a time when, if a bride wanted to walk up the aisle at the Old Stone Baptist Church, she had to hois… -
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Number Six School and Adamsville Churchlocation_fillIn the early 1800s local Baptists established the Christian Baptist Church here at the top of Adamsville Hill;… -
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Manchester's Storelocation_fillEbenezer Church built the original general store in 1820 and sold it to his partner Philip Manchester in 1864.… -
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Wheeler Field: A Gift to the Children of Adamsvillelocation_fillDeborah Manchester gave Wheeler Ball Field to the town for “the children of Adamsville” in honor of her nephew… -
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Gray's Grist Milllocation_fillAdamsville’s first mill was established by Philip Taber prior to 1700. Most early mills in the Little Compton … -
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Gray's Storelocation_fillDesignated the “Oldest Continuously Operating Store in the United States” in 2007 by Rhode Island officials, G… -
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Adamsville Mill Pondlocation_fillThis pond and its link to the West Branch of the Westport River are the primary reasons for Adamsville's exist…
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