Quidnick is a village [1] within the town of Coventry, Rhode Island.
Before the American Revolution the area where Anthony and Quidnick are today was originally named Greeneville for the Greene Family who had operated an iron forge in the mid-18th century. [2] By 1811 the village was renamed Taftville for Stephen Taft a local cotton manufacturer. [2] After the Sprague family acquired the village in 1840, they changed the name to Quidnick, which is a Native American word meaning “at the end of the hill.” [2] The current Quidnick Mill Complex was constructed in 1848. [2]
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170,363, making it the second-most populous county in Rhode Island. The county was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County. It was named after the county of Kent, England. Kent County, like other counties in Rhode Island, no longer has governmental functions. Its seat is East Greenwich. Kent County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.
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Spring Lake is a village in the town of Coventry, Rhode Island.
Whaley's Hollow is a village in Coventry, Rhode Island.
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