9 Towns In Rhode Island With The Strangest Names You'll Ever See
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Catherine Armstrong
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If you weren’t born and raised in Rhode Island, some of our town and city names might be real head-scratchers. How does one even begin to read the name Quonochontaug – let alone pronounce it? The Ocean State boasts a good number of incredibly beautiful places with very strange names. Here are nine.
This town of 16,000 people more than doubles in size when the tourists arrive every summer. Narragansett gets its name from the tribal people who lived here before English settlers came along.
With a population of more than 70,000 people, this is the fourth largest city in Rhode Island. Pawtucket gets its name from the Algonquian word for "river fall."
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This little town was originally settled in 1710 by people from Scituate, Massachusetts, who wisely decided that Rhode Island was a much better place to live. The name comes from a Native American word that means "cold river."
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Though its name sounds like the kind of tool you might use to repair your car, it likely comes from a mixture of two Native American tribe names - the Coweset and Nipmucks.
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This town of around 16,000 residents was incorporated in 1806. It gets its name from former U.S. Senator James S. Burrill, Jr.
Chepachet is a U.S. Census-designated place with about 1,500 residents. The land was originally inhabited by members of the Pequot and Nipmuc tribes; the word "chepachet" means "where rivers meet."
The little beach community of Misquamicut has a beautiful beach that draws visitors from all over the state. The community gets its name from the Algonquian word for "red fish."
If you were a fan of the 1990s sci-fi drama "X-Files," you might remember the little community of Quonochontaug, where Agent Mulder spent his childhood vacations. Of course, plenty of real Rhode Islanders spend some glorious summer days here.
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Weekapaug is a Native American word that means, "end of pond." It's a tiny beachfront community that features two large, saltwater ponds.
These Rhode Island towns and communities might have strange names, but they’re all beautiful places to live or visit. Do you live in one of these towns?
We don’t care if our towns have hard-to-pronounce names – we know that Rhode Island is the best place to live. Here are 15 reasons to prove it.
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