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Prudence Island is the location of Rhode Island's last one-room schoolhouse. It is operated by the
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Homestead: plat of summer homes along the east coast of the island, north of Pier Road, to the north of the former
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Prudence Island for livestock and engaged in a skirmish with American forces, losing approximately a dozen soldiers. In the 20th century, farming began to decline and the island began to attract summer residents. In
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in 1637, with each man retaining a one-half interest. Williams took the northern side of the island, and
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tells the story of a fictionalized version of
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There are several different summer colonies on the island. These are in order from the south:
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Sandy Point: on the eastern side of the island, along
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and the Town Dock, and a former landing point for the ferry.
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A more recent view of the Prudence Island Light, with the
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Chippaquasett: Indian Name of Prudence Island, Circa 1895
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Letters of Roger Williams. 1632-1682. Now First Collected
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Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery
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Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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869:Rock Island
844:Hope Island
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814:Dyer Island
609:Hope Island
301:Snow Island
170:Hope Island
151:John Oldham
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133:History
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