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South Kingstown Public Library

Start your journey into the history of the town and of South Kingstown Public Library with the links to the left and the brief list of resources below. We invite you to explore the local history collections at all of our locations and to contact us with local history questions you may have.

Brief history of Kingston
Cole’s History of Washington and Kent Counties,1889, full text
Colonial Rhode Island Assembly Votes in 1722 to divide Kingstown into North and South Kingstown
The Hazard Family of Rhode Island by Caroline Robinson,1896, full text
The Hills of Matunuck (1941) and The Old Post Road (1944) by Carder Whaley
Historical and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown
King Philip's War and the Great Swamp, 1675
Narragansett Pier Railroad
Robert Beverly Hale, 1869-1895
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of South Kingstown, 1885, 1891, and 1896
South County History Center

Our Buildings
The Weaver Sculpture
Local History Blog
Frieze
George Washington Needlework Restoration

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