North Kingstown’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of North Kingstown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was first settled by Roger Williams and Richard Smith, who set up trading posts near Wickford where Smith's Castle is today. The town of Kings Towne was founded in 1674, by the colonial government, and included the present-day towns of North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. In 1723, Kings Towne was split into two parts, North Kingstown and South Kingstown, with North Kingstown, having the earliest settlements, retaining the 1674 establishment date. In 1742, the town of Exeter was taken from the western part of North Kingstown.
On September 17, 2024, the National Park Service announced that North Kingstown was named a World War II Heritage City.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart North Kingstown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Kingstown’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSlocums station 1909 postcard, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from North Kingstown
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North Kingstown, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Slocums station 1909 postcard (1909) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.