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Gardiner Pond Shell Midden

Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode IslandMiddletown, Rhode IslandNational Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode IslandShell middens in the United StatesUse mdy dates from August 2023
GARDINER POND SHELL MIDDEN, MIDDLETOWN, NEWPORT COUNTY RI
GARDINER POND SHELL MIDDEN, MIDDLETOWN, NEWPORT COUNTY RI

The Gardiner Pond Shell Midden (also known as RI-101W) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Middletown, Rhode Island, named after George Gardiner who was an early settler in the area. The site includes a large shell midden, in which archaeological finds have been made dating the area's human habitation to the Middle and Late Woodland Period. Finds at the site include agricultural tools such as hoes, planting tools, and stone mortars and pestles. The midden is on the grounds of the Norman Bird Sanctuary.The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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Sachuest Way
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GARDINER POND SHELL MIDDEN, MIDDLETOWN, NEWPORT COUNTY RI
GARDINER POND SHELL MIDDEN, MIDDLETOWN, NEWPORT COUNTY RI
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Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge

Occupying a peninsula between the Sakonnet River and Rhode Island Sound, the 242-acre (0.98 km2) Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is a very popular site for the over 65,000 annual visitors each year. It is located in the southeasternmost part of the Town of Middletown. The refuge sports a newly renovated visitor center, over 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of nature trails, viewing platforms, and a number of Refuge volunteers present to help visitors and to help in management of the refuge. Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is renowned for its fantastic saltwater fishing, and the presence of the largest winter population of harlequin ducks on the East Coast. Once a horse racing area, then a Naval communications site, and now a National Wildlife Refuge, the area is steeped in history. From salt marsh and beach strand habitats to upland shrub dominated lands, the refuge supports over 200 bird species, with such notable occasional visitors such as the peregrine falcon, northern harrier, and the snowy owl. Sachuest Point, along with the four other National Wildlife Refuges in the State, is administered by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, headquartered in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge was closed following Hurricane Sandy due to damage from the storm. The refuge reopened on May 1, 2013. As of September 2013, the visitor center continues to operate with reduced hours due to the 2013 federal budget sequestration.