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Potter Pond

Lagoons of Washington County, Rhode IslandRhode Island geography stubsSaline lakes of the United StatesSouth Kingstown, Rhode Island

Potter Pond (formerly Fish Pond) is a saltwater pond in the town of South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Its tidal inlet connects to Point Judith Pond. It is one of nine coastal lagoons, referred to as "salt ponds" by locals, in southern Rhode Island.

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Point Judith Pond

Point Judith Pond is a shallow, four-mile (6 km)-long salt body of water lying behind the barrier beaches and sand dunes that form Point Judith Harbor, which lies immediately west of Point Judith in Narragansett, Rhode Island at the southwestern tip of Narragansett Bay. Located about 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Newport Harbor, Point Judith Pond forms a partial border between the communities of Narragansett and South Kingstown, and is connected to Point Judith Harbor by a narrow waterway that cuts through the beaches and sandy shoreline. This waterway is used by a large fishing fleet and local and transient recreational craft. The harbor handles a large amount of passenger traffic, primarily during the summer. Year-round ferry service is available between Point Judith and Block Island. Original work in Point Judith Harbor dates back to 1905. Work in the present project, completed in 1950 (except where noted), consists of: A 6,970-foot (2,120 m)-long main stone breakwater in Point Judith Harbor, situated about 0.5-mile (0.80 km) from shore. This breakwater, constructed roughly in a "V" shape, and the two others mentioned below were built in 1914. A 2,240-foot (680 m)-long stone breakwater extending southwesterly from Point Judith. Between the breakwaters there is a gap of about 1,200 feet (370 m), which allows boating craft to enter the harbor. A 3,640-foot (1,110 m)-long stone breakwater extending southerly from the entrance to Point Judith Pond. Between this breakwater and the main breakwater there is a gap of about 1,500 feet (460 m). A 15-foot (4.6 m)-deep channel, 150 feet (46 m) wide, that runs along the east side of the west breakwater and extends past the entrance to Point Judith Pond and the state-built jetties at the Port of Galilee. The channel ends on the west side of the pond at a point 100 feet (30 m) north of the State Pier in Jerusalem. A 15-foot (4.6 m)-deep channel, 200 feet (61 m) wide, that branches off from the aforementioned channel at a point past the state built jetties and extends up the east side of Point Judith Pond. When originally constructed in 1950, the channel ended about 100 feet (30 m) north of the State Pier in Galilee. In 1977, the channel was lengthened by 1,400 feet (430 m) and widened to dimensions varying between 150–640 feet. This most recent work was completed as a small project under Section 107 of the Continuing Authorities Program. A 10-foot (3.0 m)-deep anchorage, 5 acres (20,000 m2) in area, located on the pond's westerly side, immediately inside the pond's entrance. A 4.5-mile (7.2 km)-long channel, six feet deep and 100 feet (30 m) wide, starting at a point 100 feet (30 m) north of the State Pier in Jerusalem and running generally along the west side of the pond, ending in the Wakefield village of South Kingstown. A six-foot-deep anchorage, 5 acres (20,000 m2) in area, at the end of the 4.5-mile (7.2 km)-long channel in Wakefield.The removal of two shoals to a depth of 18 feet (5.5 m). One shoal was removed from the 10-foot (3.0 m)-deep anchorage area, and the second from the east side of the Point Judith Pond entrance. This work was completed in 1921. Various works to help trap and retain sand at the entrance to the pond.

Commodore Oliver Perry Farm
Commodore Oliver Perry Farm

The Commodore Oliver Perry Farm is an historic farm on United States Route 1 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The farm consists of 250 acres (100 ha) of rolling fields and woodlands on the west side of the road. The main farm complex includes a wood-frame house, barn (since adapted for residential use), a caretaker's residence, and a number of other outbuildings, accessed via a winding private lane. The main house, a two-story gambrel-roofed structure, is of uncertain construction date, and is generally dated to either 1785 or 1815. It has been extensively altered, and been the subject of well-meaning but historically problematic restorations in the first half of the 20th century.The property's significance lies in its association with members of the Perry family, specifically Oliver Hazard Perry, the United States Navy commodore responsible for the American victory in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie, and Admiral Matthew C. Perry, who was responsible for the Opening of Japan in 1854. It is plausible that Oliver Hazard Perry was born on this property, which belonged to his grandfather, and that he built the now-standing house on the site of his grandfather's mansion after acquiring the property at auction in 1814. The property was acquired in 1865 by George Tiffany, the son-in-law of Matthew Perry, and was used as a rental property until the 1920s. In the late 1920s it underwent a "restoration" guided by Tiffany's widow, which brought the house interior into a romanticized Colonial Revival state, and was open for a time as a museum to the two leading figures of the Perry family. After again falling into decline, it underwent a second rehabilitation in 1944-45 by private owners.A 21-acre (8.5 ha) area of the farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.