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Rabbit Island (Rhode Island)

Rabbit Island (Rhode Island)

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For other uses, see Rabbit Island (disambiguation).

Rabbitt Island is a small island in Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Wickford, Rhode Island. Roger Williams received the island from Chief Canonicus' wife as a gift for a place to raise his goats.[1] Richard Smith, who built Smith's Castle, later owned the island.

References

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    "Goats, fishing shaped history".
  • Islands of Narragansett Bay
  • Frederic Denlson, Narragansett Sea and Shore, (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
  • George L. Seavey, Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.

41°34′50″N 71°27′14″W



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