South County Museum

South County Museum
Established 1933 [1]
Location Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States
Coordinates 41°26′20″N 71°27′38″W / 41.43895°N 71.46059°W / 41.43895; -71.46059Coordinates: 41°26′20″N 71°27′38″W / 41.43895°N 71.46059°W / 41.43895; -71.46059
Type Living history[1]
Website South County Museum

The South County Museum is a non-profit museum in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

History

South County Museum was founded in 1933 in North Kingstown and the original collections were held in a barn in Wickford. After a year, the museum moved to the Knight Farm on Scrabbletown Road in North Kingstown.

In 1984, the museum moved to its current location on Canonchet Farm in Narragansett, which was previously owned by Col. William Sprague, a former governor of Rhode Island.

The South County Museum contains artifacts dating from the 17th century to modern times.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 South County Museum: A Short History, retrieved 2010-05-19
  2. ↑ Rhode Island, Ted Klein (Marshall Cavendish, 2007)
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