Greene Island (Rhode Island)

Island in Narragansett Bay

Greene Island (also known as Greene's Island or Little Island) is a small island in Narragansett Bay, Warwick, Rhode Island. The island was named after Captain John Greene who purchased the island in 1642 from Native Americans as part of a larger purchase of 660 acres around Occupaspatuxet Cove. Occupaspatuxet means where “meadows cut through by a river,” and the area was also known as Greene's Hold. Chief Miantonomi was one of the Indian witnesses on the deed to Greene, which referenced the "little island." The Greenes were followers of Samuel Gorton, a radical Christian philosopher and theologian, who sought refuge in the Warwick area.[1] Greene Island features shallow tidal flats and marsh grasses.

## References

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1. ^ Krysta Ryzewski, Archaeology of a Colonial Industry: Domestic Ironworking and Industrial Evolution in Rhode Island, 1642-1800, Brown University Ph.D. Dissertation 2008

## External links

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* Islands of Narragansett Bay
* Frederic Denlson, Narragansett Sea and Shore, (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
* George L. Seavey, Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.

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Narragansett Bay

Islands|

* Aquidneck Island
* Coasters Harbor Island
* Conanicut Island
* Cornelius Island
* Despair Island
* Dutch Island
* Dyer Island
* Fox Island
* Goat Island
* Gould Island
* Greene Island
* Hog Island
* Hope Island
* Lime Rock
* Patience Island
* Prudence Island
* Rabbit Island
* Rock Island
* Rose Island
* Starvegoat Island
* Whale Rock

Major rivers|

* Blackstone River
* Pawtuxet River
* Providence River
* Sakonnet River
* Seekonk River
* Taunton River

Cities & towns|

* Barrington
* Bristol
* Cranston
* East Greenwich
* East Providence
* Jamestown
* Middletown
* Narragansett
* Newport
* North Kingstown
* Portsmouth
* Providence
* Warren
* Warwick

Bridges|

* Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge
* Jamestown Bridge
* Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge
* Mount Hope Bridge
* Sakonnet River Bridge
* Stone Bridge

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Islands and peninsulas of Rhode Island

Islands|

* Aquidneck Island
* Block Island
* Chepiwanoxet
* Coasters Harbor Island
* Conanicut Island
* Cornelius Island
* Despair Island
* Dutch Island
* Dyer Island
* Fox Island
* Goat Island
* Gould Island
* Greene Island
* Hog Island
* Hope Island
* Jonathan Island
* Lime Rock
* Patience Island
* Prudence Island
* Rabbit Island
* Rock Island
* Rose Island
* Sandy Point Island
* Spar Island
* Starvegoat Island
* Whale Rock
* West Island

Peninsulas|

* Chepiwanoxet Point
* Potowomut
* Quonset Point

41°43′57″N 71°22′43″W﻿ / ﻿41.73250°N 71.37861°W﻿ / 41.73250; -71.37861

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