Explaining Cole’s Farm

Posted 10/21/14

If you have ever driven down West Shore Road from Hoxsie towards Conimicut and wondered why there was a sign at the side of the road proclaiming the area “Cole’s Farm,” local historian Henry …

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Explaining Cole’s Farm

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If you have ever driven down West Shore Road from Hoxsie towards Conimicut and wondered why there was a sign at the side of the road proclaiming the area “Cole’s Farm,” local historian Henry A.L. Brown will be at the Warwick Central Public Library on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. to explain why.

The area is rich in local history, most notably for Revolutionary heroes and their friends, like Benjamin Franklin, who were residents and guests of the original owners of the land now called Cole’s Farm, and for its reputation as a healthy retreat for overheated Providence citizens as a summer camp.

The Warwick Historical Society and the Library are hosting a book signing for Brown’s Occupastuxet to Red Bank: A History of Cole’s Farm.

The society will also hold a fund raising raffle at the end of the presentation. Raffle tickets can be purchased ahead of the talk at Ocean State Apparel on Post Road. Go to www.whsri.org for more details.

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