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History of Narragansett, RI from 1800-1999: a Chronology of Major Events History of Narragansett, RI from 1800-1999: A Chronology of Major Events Richard Vangermeersch Lois Pazienza Production Editor Sue Bush Editorial Assistant For The Narragansett Historical Society With a special thanks to Angel Ferria and Sarina Rodrigues of the Library at the University of Rhode Island and Reference Librarians At the PeaceDale Library 2017 Revised 3_27_17 I-1 INTRODUCTION The longer an author waits to write the final draft of the introduction, the better that draft is. A project as long as this has many twists and turns until a real understanding of the project finally comes together. Ultimately the overriding goal was the “instant archive” available for the Narragansett Historical Society over 16 time periods for 35 topics. The author has been involved in historical research for well over 50 years and has not seen an “Instant Archive” anywhere in his many travels throughout the world. This “Instant Archive” should be of great help to researchers of Narragansett, RI history. The author plans to add time periods for 2000-2005 and 2006-2010 within a year. He hopes others will add various topics before 1800. The most visible part of this “Instant Archive” is the chronology of Narragansett, RI history from 1800 through 1999. The author has done many different chronologies, so he does have much academic and popular-type history experiences. His goal is to have readers enjoy the items in each time period, so that they would do a complete read of the chronology. Hopefully, the author will achieve this goal. In addition to this chronology, researchers can view all the index cards collected from this research. These cards contain caption titles with additions in ( ) parentheses. The researcher will be able to view a chronological collection of each of the 35 topics by each of the 16 times periods. The author plans to be available to assist researchers of this collection at the office of the Narragansett Historical Society. The author’s academic area of expertise is in the history of accounting and of accounting thought. He has numerous publications in that area. He also has done many company-type histories for professional organizations and for the University of Rhode Island. In recent years he has done much writing on local Narragansett topics. The author has lived in Narragansett since 1971. He was very involved in local Republican politics from 1975 through 1979. However, he was amazed at all he did not know of this time span. While the current longest-lasting member of the Narragansett Republican Town Committee, his political career is long since over. He has been involved with Canonchet Farm issues in 1978 and in 2006. He is a founder of the Friends of Canonchet Farm in 2007 and is still on that Board. He is also a member of the South County Museum and the Narrow River Preservation Association. He also helped reestablish the Narragansett Historical Society and serves on its Board. The Narragansett Historical Society www.narragansetthistoricalsociety.com I-2 Time periods are always contentious but must be used. The 16 time periods chosen are: Time Periods 1 1800 – 1888 South Kingstown 2 1881 – 1888 Move to Separate 3 1888 – 1900 Golden Era 4 1900 – 1914 Rebuilding 5 1914 – 1921 WWI 6 1922 – 1929 Flappers 7 1930 – 1939 Depression 8 1939 – 1945 WWII 9 1946 – 1954 Cold War 10 1955 – 1960 Ike 11 1961 – 1968 JFK/LBJ 12 1969 – 1974 Nixon 13 1975 – 1980 Ford/Carter 14 1981 – 1988 Reagan 15 1989 – 1992 G.H.W. Bush 16 1993 – 1999 Clinton The 35 categories are even more controversial than the time periods. The author did all the research so, at least, the problem of consistency of classification is minimized. These 35 items are very broadly defined and the author expects to be criticized. Please do not be too harsh on him. 35 Items 1 Articles, Art, Books etc. on Narragansett 2 Beaches 3 Businesses 4 Canonchet Farm 1951 and on 5 Churches 6 Disasters 7 Elections and Government 8 Entertainment and Enlightenment 9 Fishers, Hazards, and Bacons 10 Gambling 11 Harbor of Refuge, Galilee, Jerusalem, Salt Pond 12 History 13 Hotels 14 Internal Improvements and Charities The Narragansett Historical Society www.narragansetthistoricalsociety.com I-3 15 Library 16 Lighthouses, Life Saving Stations, Lifeguards, Coast Guard 17 Miscellaneous 18 Narragansett Indians, Native Americans 19 Narrow River, NRPA 1970 on 20 Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, etc. 21 Piers, Docks, Ferries, Landings 22 Railroads 23 Salt Pond Indian Village, 1993 on 24 Schools 25 Scouts, etc. 26 Society 27 South County Museum 28 Sports 29 Spragues, Wheatons, Weeds, Bordas, etc. 30 Sunset Farm 1987 on 31 Towers 1964 on 32 Urban Renewal, Gilbane 33 U.S. Government 34 Wars, Veterans, National Guard, etc. 35 WCTU The author realizes much happened in Narragansett prior to 1800. Those happenings are better handled in a topical manner by others. It is essential that not only prior work on these topics be collected but much more can be done with these topics. Topics Not Covered Prior to 1800 1 Glaciers, Ice Age 2 Narragansett Indians 3 Various Disputed Land Purchases 4 King Philip’s War 5 Narragansett Plantations 6 Revolutionary War 7 South Ferry 8 Ft. Kearney (a WWII classified site) 9 Many more The author primarily relied on microfilm of the Narragansett Times, which is spotty in the 1850s and early 1860s but continues on today. The author mostly used the URI film machines, especially since they were free. The Narragansett Herald is not available at URI and costs 75 cents per photo at the RI Historical Society. Needless to say, as this project was self-funded, this paper was not used for this study. The South County Independent was not available at URI. Unfortunately, the microfilm printers became problematical at URI near the end of the project. Luckily, the Peace Dale The Narragansett Historical Society www.narragansetthistoricalsociety.com I-4 Library has allowed copies at 15 cents. The author does plan to push for a local source for the microfilms of the Narragansett Herald and will use both the Narragansett Times and the South County Independent for 2000 and beyond. Here are the various sources the author used for the first 3 time periods. These sources will be donated to the Narragansett Historical Society, so researchers can use them there. List of Sources (1) Latimer, Sallie W. Narragansett By-The-Sea. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. Portsmouth, NH. 1997. This is a superb book and is still in print and available locally. The time period of this book covers my first 3 time periods. Sallie Latimer and her many helpers, as noted in the acknowledgements, deserve much praise for this book. (2) Latimer, Sallie W. Narragansett In Vintage Postcards. Post Card History Series. Arcadia Publishing. Portsmouth, NH. 1999. This book is also in print and fits well with the previous book. (3) Hoyt, The Reverend Ernest M. Historical Sketch of St. Peter’s By The Sea. St. Peter’s. 1956. This is a very readable history. It is dedicated to the Memory of Ezbon Sanford Taylor (Jr.), whose history of the church is available at St. Peter’s. (4) Bossy, Kathleen and Mary Keane (with 18 contributing authors). Lost South Kingstown. The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society. Kingston, RI. This book is a joy to read and has a significant part dealing with what is now Narragansett. (5) Narragansett Pier. Forward “Times Gone By” by Maury Klein. This book includes the following: (a) A Sketch of Narragansett Pier, 1888, along with a “Bird’s Eye View of Narragansett Pier, and assorted copies of photos; (b) Views of Narragansett Pier, 1884; (c) Narragansett Pier and Vicinity, 1885; (d) District of Narragansett and Its Environs, 1888, (e) Narragansett Pier, RI, 1891; (f) Narragansett Pier, 1898; (g) Souvenir of Narragansett Pier, 1899; (h) Narragansett Pier, 1900; and (i) Beautiful Narragansett Pier, 1922. These items are from the Winifred J.W. Kissouth Collection from the Maury J. Loontjens Library in Narragansett. It would be wonderful to reprint this book and include other items from the Kissouth Collection. (6) Wood, Augustus B. Cupid on Crutches; or One Summer at Narragansett Pier. G.W. Carlton and Co. 1879. This book is available in reprinted version and is a wonderful rendition of Narragansett Pier in the late 1870s. (7) Carroll, Charles (attributed to) “Narragansett Pier.” Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. July, 1879. Pp. 161-177. This should be read in conjunction with the previous book. The article is magnificently illustrated. (8) Prentice, G. Edwards. The Sea View Rail Road: Through the Woods and Across the Fields to Narragansett Pier, by author 1983. This is a nice tale with photos of this small electric train. The Narragansett Historical Society www.narragansetthistoricalsociety.com I-5 (9) Heppner, Frank. Railroads of Rhode Island. Charleston, SC. History Press. 2012. This book does a nice job in placing the Narragansett Pier Rail Road and the Sea View Rail Road into the context of railroads in RI. (10) Gammell, William and The Rev. E.G. Robinson, D.D., President of Brown University. Life and Services of Rowland Gibson Hazard, LL.D. Providence, RI. J.A. & B.A Reid. 1888. This book gives an excellent look at Rowland G. Hazard (1801- 1888), whose father (Rowland 1763-1835) and whose son (Rowland 1829-1898) played significant roles in Narragansett. (11) Rush, Barbaria J. The Narragansett Pier Towers and Casino at the Turn of the Century—Wakefield, RI. Recreation Publications, 1983. This is just a delightful look at the 100th anniversary of the Towers and Casino. It includes a chronology of both the old and new casino.
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