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Hughesdale is a neighborhood in the town of Johnston, Rhode Island. Hughesdale is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southeast corner of the town, centered near Central Avenue and Atwood Avenue. It is situated near the villages of Simmonsville and Thornton.
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- ↑ "FROG CITY Old Mill Tap, Frog City". Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ↑ Rhode Island's Mill Villages: Simmonsville, Pocasset, Olneyville, and Thornton by Joe Fuoco, (Arcadia Publishing, Mar 1, 1997) pg. 12
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