38-487: Peace Dale (also spelled Peacedale ) is a village in the town of South Kingstown , Rhode Island . Together with the village of Wakefield , it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale, Rhode Island . The Peace Dale Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1987. The historic district
76-465: A census-designated place called Wakefield-Peacedale . Ocean Ridge, Indian Lake, Curtis Corner, and Torrey Hill are among the other small areas that are regarded as unique localities, although official distinctions are less clear. Middlebridge, located on the west side of Narrow River, is a densely populated neighborhood in the town. According to the Köppen climate classification , South Kingstown has either
114-545: A hot-summer humid continental climate (abbreviated Dfa ), or a hot-summer humid sub-tropical climate (abbreviated Cfa ), depending on the isotherm used. South Kingstown is bordered on the south by Block Island Sound . As of the census of 2000, there were 27,921 people, 9,268 households, and 6,394 families residing in the town. The population density was 489.0 inhabitants per square mile (188.8/km ). There were 11,291 housing units at an average density of 197.8 units per square mile (76.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of
152-728: A dispute over the land with neighboring Connecticut . Over time, most of these problems slowly went away with time. In the late 1660s, the Atherton Syndicate was run off to join Connecticut in its dispute over the territory and eventually going bankrupt . In 1675 the Great Swamp Fight , a battle of King Philip's War fought by the New England Confederation , essentially wiped out the Narragansett. However, in retaliation
190-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07. In the town the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 19.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
228-482: A partner in 1828, and the business took the name "R.G. Hazard & Co." Around 1820 the senior Rowland Hazard renamed the nearby industrial village to Wakefield after the town and family of the same name in England, who were friends of his. Prior to this, the village had been called McCoon's Mill for the snuff mill that by the 1820s had been converted to manufacturing woolen textiles. After an 1845 fire destroyed one of
266-410: A total area of 79.8 square miles (206.6 km² ), of which, 57.1 square miles (148 km ) of it is land and 22.7 square miles (59 km ) of it (28.43%) is water. South Kingstown includes the villages of Kingston , West Kingston , Wakefield , Peace Dale , Usquepaug , Snug Harbor, Tuckertown, East Matunuck, Matunuck , Green Hill, and Perryville. Peace Dale and Wakefield are treated as
304-582: A winter camp in the Great Swamp, within present day South Kingstown. In March 1638, Rhode Island founder Roger Williams signed an agreement with two Sachems of the Narragansett Tribe, Canonicus and Miantonomoh , establishing the boundaries between the Narragansett Tribe and the Colony of Rhode Island , as well as to purchase Aquidneck Island . The agreement was signed at Pettaquamscutt Rock , which
342-503: Is commemorated by a rough granite shaft about twenty feet high. Around the mound on which the shaft stands are four granite markers engraved with the names of the colonies which took part in the battle. South Kingstown is home to 31 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places , 4 of which are historic districts. A driving tour is described by the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society. The Ocean State Waves of
380-840: Is located in the village of West Kingston . Kingston is a stop along Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor and is serviced by the Northeast Regional train service. The Northeast Regional has a northern terminus with South Station in Boston with a major stop en route in Providence , and has a southern terminus with Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C. with major stops en route in New Haven , New York City , Philadelphia , Wilmington , and Baltimore . Public transportation in South Kingstown
418-553: Is now a part of South Kingstown. Twenty years later, on January 20, 1658, Roger Williams again met with the Sachems of the Narragansett Tribe to purchase much of the area that is now present-day Washington County , including South Kingstown, in what is now known as the Pettaquamscutt Purchase of 1658. This agreement was also signed at Pettaquamscutt Rock. South Kingstown was sparsely populated and mostly inhabited by farmers in
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#1733105794317456-475: Is provided by the statewide Rhode Island Public Transit Authority or RIPTA. The following routes service South Kingstown: Electricity services are provided by Rhode Island Energy. Local and long distance landline telephone services are provided by Verizon New England . Exeter, Rhode Island Exeter is a town in Washington County , Rhode Island , United States. Exeter extends east from
494-487: Is roughly bounded by Kersey Rd., Oakwoods Dr., Kingstown Rd., School, Church and Railroad Sts., and contains the historic core of the village. Peace Dale was established as an official town in 1793 by South Kingstown industrialist Rowland Hazard who named the village in honor of his wife, Mary Peace Hazard. Around 1804, Hazard reputedly pioneered the use of carding machines to process wool in Rhode Island. In 1814, Hazard
532-549: Is served by the South Kingstown School District. The district includes nine schools that serve students in grades prekindergarten to twelfth. The University of Rhode Island is located in the village of Kingston . Law enforcement is maintained by the South Kingstown Police Department, located in the village of Peace Dale . The Rhode Island State Police Wickford Barracks, located in
570-466: The Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown . It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich , and to the south by Hopkinton , Richmond , and South Kingstown . Exeter's postal code is 02822, although small parts of the town have the mailing address West Kingston (02892) or Saunderstown (02874). The population was 6,460 at the 2020 census . Native Americans lived in
608-530: The Town of North Kingstown , has jurisdiction. South Kingstown fire protection is provided by the Union Fire District of South Kingstown, a volunteer department. South County Hospital is located in the village of Wakefield . Roads in South Kingstown included U.S. Route 1 , Route 1A , Route 2 , Route 108 , Route 110 , and Route 138 . Rail service is provided by Amtrak via Kingston Station , which
646-711: The poverty line , including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. Art galleries include the Hera Gallery (Wakefield), South County Art Association (Kingston), and sometimes the Courthouse Center for the Arts (or CCA, West Kingston). Theaters include The Contemporary Theater Company (Wakefield), the Theatre-by-the-Sea (Matunuck), and the CCA. The sole cinema is South County Cinema 8 (Wakefield), which replaced
684-522: The 19th century, the sons of Rowland G. Hazard, John N. and Rowland Hazard II (1829–1898), assumed responsibility for operating the Peace Dale Mills. In 1856 Rowland Hazard II, an amateur architect, designed several new buildings in Peace Dale, including a new stone weaving mill and a stone building located across from the mills that housed offices, a store, the village post office, and a public hall. Over
722-578: The Narragansett razed most of the settlements in South Kingstown, including Little Rest , the largest. After the destruction of Little Rest, the land was described as a "desolate wilderness". Finally, in 1723, Connecticut conceded that the territory belonged to Rhode Island, after decades of lobbying before the Court of St James's in London . In the same year, the Rhode Island General Assembly split
760-658: The New England Collegiate Baseball League play their home games at Old Mountain Field. South Kingstown has over ten miles of undisturbed beaches. South Kingstown has also recently made an upgrade to their town's parks and recreation by building the South Kingstown Recreation Center located at 30 St. Dominic Rd. All 5 seats on the town council are at-large seats that are up for election every 2 years, with no term limits. After each election,
798-402: The average family size was 3.15. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the town
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#1733105794317836-573: The best documented examples of vampire exhumation : the Mercy Brown Vampire Incident of 1892. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 58.4 square miles (151 km ), of which, 57.7 square miles (149 km ) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km ) of it (1.15%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,045 people, 2,085 households, and 1,592 families residing in
874-486: The historic district include: South Kingstown, Rhode Island South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island , United States. The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census . South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind New Shoreham , and the third largest town in Rhode Island by geographic land area, behind Exeter and Coventry . The Narragansett Indians were known to occupy
912-725: The independently run Campus Cinema (Wakefield) in the early 2000s. There are numerous venues for music and other entertainment, including the University of Rhode Island's Ryan Center and smaller venues such as Lily Pads (Peace Dale), and the CCA. Arts and cultural education is also offered through community centers like The Guild and the Senior Center in Wakefield. There are also three public libraries which are located in Kingston, Matunuck, and Peace Dale. The South County History Center , located in
950-535: The late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, due to the high demand for livestock and produce in Newport , and land speculators who wanted to hold the land to resell when more settlers inevitably came into the area. Widespread population of the land was discouraged due to a speculation company known as the Atherton Syndicate buying up land to resell, the powerful Narragansett Nation discouraging settlements, and
988-533: The manufacturing machinery was removed. The Hazard family also owned and operated the Narragansett Pier Railroad which connected their textile mills in Peace Dale and Wakefield to the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad at Kingston Station (Rhode Island) and to shipping at South Pier in the village of Narragansett Pier . Buildings in Peace Dale that are identified as contributing properties in
1026-503: The mill buildings, the brothers built new facilities, including expanded hydropower systems and a fireproof stone factory. In 1848 the partnership incorporated, becoming the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company, with Isaac P. Hazard as president and Rowland G. Hazard as secretary/treasurer. In 1849 the business started a transition into making woolen shawls and other high-quality woolens instead of cheaper fabrics. Later in
1064-621: The newly elected council members elect two of their own as president and vice president. The current president is Rory McEntee, and the current vice president is Michael Marran. South Kingstown is represented in the Rhode Island House of Representatives by Carol McEntee (D), Teresa Tanzi (D), Blake Filippi ( R ) and Kathleen Fogarty (D). The town is represented in the Rhode Island Senate by Bridget Valverde (D), Susan Sosnowski (D), and Dennis Algiere (R). South Kingstown
1102-472: The next several decades he influenced the construction and design of numerous additional buildings, accounting for more than half of the built environment of modern Peace Dale. Rowland Hazard II also was an initial investor in the Solvay Process Company , with works at Solvay, New York , and served as the company's first president. Peace Dale's mills operated for woolen manufacturing until 1948, when
1140-407: The population. There were 2,085 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and
1178-463: The town of Kingstown into the towns of North Kingstown and South Kingstown. The towns were formally incorporated on February 25, 1723. In 1888 a narrow strip of land running along the eastern bank of the Pettaquamscutt River to the shore of Narragansett Bay was separated from South Kingstown to form the town of Narragansett .. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has
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1216-458: The town prior to King Philip's War , and Wawaloam , a female Narragansett/Nipmuc leader lived in the town in the 1660s. The town of Exeter was formed in 1742 from the western part of North Kingstown . The name Exeter derives from the county town and cathedral city of Exeter in Devon , England. Numerous other places have also been given the name. Exeter is noted by folklorists as the site of one of
1254-401: The town was 91.11% White , 1.57% African American , 1.61% Native American , 3.08% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.73% from other races , and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population. There were 9,268 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had
1292-439: The town. The population density was 104.7 inhabitants per square mile (40.4/km ). There were 2,196 housing units at an average density of 38.0 units per square mile (14.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.36% White , 0.66% African American , 0.60% Native American , 0.74% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.33% from other races , and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of
1330-495: The village of Kingston , is located in a former jail building and contains a collection of fine Early American artifacts. The Peace Dale Museum of Art and Culture founded by Caroline Hazard in the village of Peace Dale in South Kingstown holds in its collections artifacts of the local Narragansett People and from indigenous cultures around the world. South Kingstown is the location of the deadly Great Swamp Fight that occurred during King Philip's War in 1675. The battle site
1368-407: Was $ 64,452, and the median income for a family was $ 74,157. Males had a median income of $ 47,083 versus $ 36,928 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 25,530. About 4.5% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. The town government is directed by a 5-member town council that is headed by
1406-406: Was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 56,325, and the median income for a family was $ 67,912. Males had a median income of $ 50,519 versus $ 31,087 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 23,827. About 3.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below
1444-443: Was also one of the first American manufacturers to employ narrow-width power looms , and also was the first woolen manufacturer to combine all his manufacturing processes under one roof, from wool carding through spinning, weaving, and dyeing. In 1819 Rowland Hazard's sons Isaac P. Hazard and Rowland G. Hazard assumed management responsibility for the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. A third brother, Joseph P. Hazard, joined them as
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