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Our Scituate, RI real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of Scituate as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, and access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Scituate, RI.
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Scituate RI Community Profile & History
Scituate, Rhode Island is located just beyond the suburban sprawl of Johnston to the west of Providence. Originally settled in 1710, the town was once made up of several small villages, including Hope, Ashland, Clayville, Elmdale, Fiskeville, Glenn Rock, Harrisdale, Jackson, Kent, Potterville, Richmond, Ponaganset, Rockland and Saundersville. In its early years, Scituate was mainly an agricultural settlement, but as more settlers arrived water power was developed along its many streams. At Hope, a small village in the southern end of the town, an iron furnace was established in which ore was melted, shipped in from a bog in nearby Cranston.
In later years cotton mills were established and several of the small villages flourished. The City of Providence acquired title to a large area in the northern part of town, and there, through construction of a large dam, several thousand acres were flooded, establishing the Scituate Reservoir, Providence's main source of water supply.
Today, the town is best known for its many apple orchards, old farms and long stretches of stone walls dividing the beautiful woodlands. The town also features two National Historic Districts along with several notable historic buildings, including the Andrews-Luther Farm, built in 1768; the Smithville Seminary, established in 1839 and now renovated for apartment-style residences; and the Old Congregational Church at the center of Smithville village. Each Columbus Day, the town hosts the Scituate Art Festival, featuring more than 300 artists and craftspeople exhibiting and selling their artwork around the historic village green.
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