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South Kingstown (kĭng`stən, kĭngz`toun'), town (1990 pop. 24,631), seat of Washington co., S R.I.; settled 1641, inc. 1674 as Kingstown, divided into South Kingstown and North Kingstown 1723. Computer power systems are manufactured. South Kingstown includes the villages of Kingston, seat of the Univ. of Rhode Island, and Wakefield, birthplace (now a museum) of Oliver Hazard Perry Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785–1819, American naval officer, b. South Kingstown, R.I.; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry. Appointed a midshipman in 1799, he served in the Tripolitan War, was promoted to lieutenant (1807), and from 1807 to 1809 was engaged in
..... Click the link for more information. . The Narragansetts made their last stand in King Philip's War King Philip's War, 1675–76, the most devastating war between the colonists and the Native Americans in New England. The war is named for King Philip, the son of Massasoit and chief of the Wampanoag. His Wampanoag name was Metacom, Metacomet, or Pometacom. ..... Click the link for more information. at nearby Great Swamp. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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