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was in need of a faster way to feed the increasing number of cars through Apponaug that were en route to West Shore Road and other locations. Traffic patterns were rerouted in what was supposed to be a temporary solution, creating a one-way hub in the center of the village.
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or central Warwick, as Warwick City Hall is located here, plus police and fire headquarters, the Apponaug branch of the Warwick Public Library, a museum, and the post office. The cluster of municipal buildings in the center of Apponaug is designated as the
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1902 steel water tower in Apponaug Village, Warwick, Rhode Island. Built by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company. The original conical top is missing. The water tower was demolished in 2015.
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Indian word for "place of oysters". Indeed, Apponaug Cove holds one of the richest shellfish beds in the United States and was densely populated by the
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Description of Apponaug in 1776 Diary of Thomas Vernon, a Tory prisoner, page 93
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Apponaug is located at the intersection of three of Warwick's primary streets:
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for many centuries prior to the arrival of European settlers.
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Warwick, Rhode Island
Greenwich Bay
Narragansett Bay
Narragansett
Narragansett people
rotary
Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Post Road
U.S. Route 1
Warwick Civic Center Historic District
Apponaug Historic District
1922 New England Textile Strike
George S. Greene
Union Army
"Hunting for Shellfish in Apponaug"
Rhode Island Monthly
"Apponaug Village"
"Demolition for Apponaug Bypass Begins Next Month"

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