Narragansett (Rhode Island)

Washington County

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Narragansett a small town in the U.S. state of Rhode Iceland, on a peninsula in the Bay of the same name is located. It is named after the Indian tribe of Narragansett, who settled in what is now Rhode Iceland.

The town is available as a separate municipality only since 1901, previously it was part of South Kingstown. The first white settlers, however, can be traced back to 1675. The construction of sailing ships was the earliest form of the settlement industry. The regular ferry service to Jamestown and Newport in the 18th century - until the construction of the bridge over the Narragansett Bay - a lucrative source of income for the inhabitants. Because today still remembers the name of the Church " South Ferry Church ".

Since the end of the 19th century Narragansett is known as a summer resort. Built mainly of wood casino burned down in 1900, only the two massive stone gate towers remained standing on the beach promenade. Today, they are the symbol of the city.

Narragansett has several sandy beaches, which are ideal for surfing. This means that the population nearly doubles in the summer.

From the port of Galilee a ferry leads to block Iceland, an island with sandy beaches and nature reserves. In Galilee, a district of Narragansett, there are several seafood restaurants whose specialty is freshly caught lobster. Also worth seeing is the lighthouse at the south of it Point Judith, built in 1816, today the station of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Narragansett Bay is home to the campus of the University of Rhode Iceland (URI) in Kingston. There are two research vessels of the University are stationed.

Regular events

In Narragansett place every year since 2008 in July of Triathlon Ironman 70.3 Rhode Iceland instead.

Others

Parts of the Hollywood film " Me, Myself & Irene " were filmed in Narragansett with Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger.