Sometimes it can be a powerful experience to consider what life was once like for the people of Rhode Island. The state is filled with living reminders that help encourage that thinking. It’s even home to some of the oldest general stores in the entire nation that are somehow still in operation!

Rhode Islanders are lucky enough to have a few old fashioned general stores still standing!
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Gray's General Store located in the town of Little Compton might just be the best example.
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You can find it at 4 Main Street in the historic and charming village of Adamsville.
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The store was even home to Little Compton's first post office in the 1700s!
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When first built it offered all sorts of products from farm feed, groceries, and more. Reminders of earlier times still linger in the store making it feel like a museum.
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This store makes for a perfect place to stop in and visit while exploring Little Compton.
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For more information about the town of Little Compton, click here.

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