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6 unusual facts about Narragansett Bay


Catboat

Historically, they were used for fishing and transport in the coastal waters around Cape Cod, Narragansett Bay, New York and New Jersey.

Gordon School

Students' work with the pond and stream on campus, as well as nearby Narragansett Bay, has earned the school regional attention from environmental education groups.

Methoprene

It has been suggested that methoprene is responsible for killing and stunting the growth of lobsters in Narragansett Bay.

Narragansett Trail

The Narragansett were a tribe of Algonquian speaking people who occupied the area which is now western Rhode Island including the coast and islands in Narragansett Bay during the early colonial period.

Narragansett Turkey

According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the Narragansett Turkey is a "historic variety, unique to North America" and is named for Narragansett Bay.

Sterling, Connecticut

Le Comte de Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, marched through and camped in the town during the American Revolutionary War on his way from landing at Narragansett Bay to join George Washington's forces on the Hudson River in 1781.


Aquidneck Island

The Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (1969) connects Aquidneck Island to Jamestown on nearby Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, and subsequently to the mainland on the western side of the bay.


see also

Bay State

Massachusetts, nickname "Bay State," a U.S. state with shores on Massachusetts Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Buzzards Bay and Narragansett Bay