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Smith's Castle
41.5833° N, -71.4544° E
About
Smith's Castle, built in 1678, is a house museum at 55 Richard Smith Drive, near Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 as Cocumscussoc Archeological Site due to the artifacts and information that digs have yielded in the area. It is located just off U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island.
Historical Timeline
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Roger Williams trading post established
1637
Plantation inheritance by Richard Smith Jr.
1666
Execution of Joshua Tefft
1676
Current house construction
1678
National Historic Landmark designation
1993
Archaeological Features
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Defensive Structures
Animal Husbandry Features
Public and Civic Structures
Burial and Funerary Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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