Parris Brook Historic and Archeological District

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Parris Brook Historic and Archeological District
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Location Exeter, Rhode Island
NRHP reference # 80000023 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1980

Parris Brook Historic and Archeological District is a historic district in Exeter, Rhode Island. The area includes remains of 18th- and 19th-century mill complexes, as well as prehistoric Native American rock shelters. It is mostly located in the Arcadia Management Area, a natural preserve managed by the state, and on adjacent private land. [2]

Exeter, Rhode Island Town in Rhode Island, United States

Exeter is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Exeter extends east from the Connecticut border to the town of North Kingstown. It is bordered to the north by West Greenwich and East Greenwich, and to the south by Hopkinton, Richmond, and South Kingstown. Exeter's postal code is 02822, although small parts of the town have the mailing address West Kingston (02892) or Saunderstown (02874). The population was 6,425 at the 2010 census.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Stachiw, Myron (May 1980). National Register nomination for Parris Brook Historic and Archeological District; available by request from the National Park Service