Friday, August 30, 2013

Hallville Road's History

Hallville Rd
Another great article from our Vice President, Gary Boden! 

Do you ever wonder about the names of some of the roads in our town? Gary looked into the history of Hallville Road. 


 How Hallville Road Got Its Name


Sunday, August 11, 2013

Picturesque Beach Pond

A simple post for August - this tranquil scene of Beach Pond is from an 1881 book with the evocative title  "Picturesque Rhode Island - Pen and pencil sketches of the scenery and history its cities, towns and hamlets, and of men who have made them famous."


"Picturesque Rhode Island" - by W. H. Munro.
J.A. & R.A. Reid, Publishers. Providence. 1881.
In addition to etchings and stories, this book contains advertisements from manufacturers and hotels of yesteryear. You can view a copy of this book for yourself at many of the Rhode Island's public libraries: (unfortunately the Exeter Public Library is not lucky enough to have its own copy):    Ocean State Library locations for "Picturesque Rhode Island"

...thanks to EHA Vice President Gary Boden for finding and sharing!