Exeter (Rhode Island)
Washington County
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Exeter is a town in Washington County in Rhode Iceland in the United States. It lies between Connecticut to the east, and North Kingstown in the West. In addition, the town in the north of West Greenwich and East Greenwich and in the south by Hopkinton, Richmond and South Kingstown is limited. The zip code of Exeter is 02822nd Here 6,425 people lived according to the census of 2010.
Exeter was named after the Earl of Exeter.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 151.2 km ², of which 149.5 km ² land and 1.7 km ² (1.15 % of the total ) are water.
Exeter has a public school system along with West Greenwich.
History
Exeter is among folklorists as the site of the best documented vampire exhumation: the Mercy Brown Vampire event of 1892nd
Planned city Westconnaug
In February 2008, the Rhode Iceland State Representative Nicholas Gorham suggested the legislature to form a new city, which will include the rural communities including Scituate, before. Other places that will be part of the planned city Westconnaug are West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Exeter, Foster, Glocester and the western part of Coventry.
Attractions and historical sites in Exeter
- Yawgoo Valley is the only ski resort in Rhode Iceland.
- Austin Farm Road Agricultural Area
- Baptist Church in Exeter
- Fisherville Historic and Archeological District
- Hallsville Historic and Archeological District
- Lawton 's Mill
- Simon Lillibridge Farm
- Parris Brook Historic and Archeological District
- Queen's Fort
- Sodom Mill Historic and Archeological District