Apponaug Village

Local nameApponaug Village
LocationWarwick, Rhode Island, Apponaug, United States

Apponaug is a neighborhood in central Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, situated on Apponaug Cove, a tributary to Greenwich Bay and nearby Narragansett Bay. The name Apponaug is a derivation of the Narragansett Indian word for "place of oysters". Indeed, Apponaug Cove holds one of the richest shellfish beds in the United States and was densely populated by the Narragansett people for many centuries prior to the arrival of European settlers.

Apponaug consists of what is effectively a large rotary. In the 1960s, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation was in need of a faster way to feed the increasing number of cars through Apponaug that were en route to West Shore Road and other locations. Traffic patterns were rerouted in what was supposed to be a temporary solution, creating a one-way hub in the center of the village.Apponaug is located at the intersection of three of Warwick's primary streets: Post Road, Greenwich Avenue…

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apponaug,_Rhode_Island

Official Website http://www.warwickhistory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=43&Itemid=96

Address 3302 Post Rd, Warwick 02886, United States

Coordinates 41°41'55.711" N -71°27'33.547" E

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