Quidnick, Rhode Island

Quidnick is a village 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.^[1] By 1811 the village was renamed Taftville for Stephen Taft a local cotton manufacturer.^[1] 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.”^[1] The current Quidnick Mill Complex was constructed in 1848.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Andrew D. Boisvert, "Coventry Roots: Quidneck (Part 1)", Coventry Patch, June 24, 2011 http://coventry.patch.com/articles/coventry-roots-quidneck-part-1

Municipalities and communities of Kent County, Rhode Island, United States

City	Warwick

Towns	Coventry East Greenwich West Greenwich West Warwick

Villages	Anthony Arkwright Blackrock Coventry Centre Fairbanks Greene Harris Hillsgrove Hopkins Hollow Nooseneck Lippitt Quidnick Spring Lake Summit Tiogue Washington Whaley's Hollow

Coordinates: 41°41′47″N 71°32′13″W / 41.69639°N 71.53694°W / 41.69639; -71.53694

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