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| | AllRefer.com - North Kingstown, Rhode Island (RI) (Washington County) - (town) - Facts and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | (machine tools, primary metals, printing, chemicals, plastics, and textiles).The site of North Kingstown was settled in 1641 by Roger Williams, founder of Providence, R.I. It is a regional trade center and minor fishing port and attracts many tourists. |
 | | Of interest are Smith's Castle (1678); Casey House (1725), which retains bullet holes made during skirmishes in the Revolutionary War; the birthplace (now a mus.) of Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), the portrait painter. |
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