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Album Conanicut
Album Conanicut owned by Dr Lawrence Turnbull includes about forty photographs of Jamestown Rhode Island taken by Mr W.H. Glider circa 1890.
Author: JHS
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Centenarian experiences 10 decades in town
Mary Elizabeth Clarke Arnold experienced 10 decades in Jamestown, Rhode Island and lived until she was 103.
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The Enterprise Transportation Company
The Enterprise Transportation Company provided ferry service between Jamestown, Rhode Island and New York for 18 months beginning in 1906.
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2024 Fall Newsletter
Our Fall 2024 Newsletter is now available! Read now to stay up to date with the Jamestown Historical Society!
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Jamestown Telephone Directories
Jamestown’s Telephone Directories are compiled by the Jamestown Women’s Club of RI. Many editions have original art work on the cover.
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96 years from crushing stones to hosting hockey games
The quarry on North Rd in Jamestown Rhode Island where the stone crusher once operated is now used by ice skaters and swimmers.
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John Austin Sands Monks 1850-1917
John Austin Sands Monks was listed as a painter and an etcher. He was known for his depictions of landscapes and animals, particularly sheep.
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Myra, Nina, Betty: Sisters by each other’s side
Three Jamestown cottages, originally known as the Thorndike Cottages, were later renamed for the daughters of the builder, Patrick Horgan
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Jamestown Grocery Stores in Past Years
Jamestown’s many small grocery stores over the years included an A&P on the waterfront, several on Narragansett Ave and others on Southwest Ave.
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Three Sisters
In 1897, Patrick H. Horgan, the owner of the Thorndike Hotel which stood where BankNewport is now, built three summer cottages in the block south of the hotel.
