Recorded in an oral history of the south coast town, Helen Church recalled “South of Post road was a field that served as an airstrip in the early 1920’s for bi-wing aircraft. Every Sunday the providence journal newspaper would deliver the Sunday edition to the airstrip and the newspapers would Continue Reading
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Pilfershire Abandoned Town Trail
Pilfershire Abandoned Town Trail
George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge
Keep Coming Back I’ve hiked this wildlife refuge many different times for over twelve years. I found this trail around 2008 while living in Providence. I don’t remember if I found it online or by accident while riding the Rhode Island back roads on my motorcycle. All I know is Continue Reading
Yantic Falls Indian Leap
Yantic Falls Indian leap (Transcribed directly from the sign) Yantic falls, known as Indian Leap, was a favorite encampment of the Mohegan Indians. In 1643, Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegans, led his warriors in the famous battle against their rival tribe the Narragansetts. During the battle, the Narragansetts, rather than Continue Reading