Prudence Island

Prudence Island

Prudence Island is the third largest island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island and part of the municipality of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. It is located near the geographical center of the bay. It is defined by the United States Census Bureau as Block Group 3, Census Tract 401.03 of Newport County, Rhode Island. As of the 2000 census the population was 88 persons living on a land area of 14.43 km² (5.57 sq mi). [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-show_geoid=Y&-tree_id=4001&-_caller=geoselect&-context=dt&-errMsg=&-all_geo_types=N&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-redoLog=true&-transpose=N&-search_map_config=|b=50|l=en|t=4001|zf=0.0|ms=sel_00dec|dw=0.4059938129615691|dh=0.22713288188657324|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-71.28235972838506|cy=41.640898925982675|zl=5|pz=5|bo=318:317:316:315:314:313:323:319|bl=362:393:392:358:357:356:355:354|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=381:403:204:380:369:379:368|g=01000US&-PANEL_ID=p_dt_geo_map&-_lang=en&-geo_id=15000US440050401033&-CONTEXT=dt&-format=&-search_results=14000US44005040103&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U Block Group 3, Census Tract 401.03, Newport County] United States Census Bureau]

In colonial times, the island was used mainly for farming. During the American Revolution, the British forces under Captain James Wallace raided Prudence Island for livestock and engaged in a skirmish with American forces, losing approximately a dozen soldiers. In the 20th century, farming began to decline and the island began to attract summer residences. In World War II, the U.S. Navy established an ammunition depot on the 400 southernmost acres of the island. In 1972, the Navy turned the base over to the State of Rhode Island, leaving bunkers, roads, and a large deep-water pier.

Along with nearby Hope Island and Patience Island, the former Naval Base is now home to the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, as well as the former Garland Estate on the northernmost part of the island. The Farnham Farm is a national historic site. The island is served by ferry service to Bristol, Rhode Island.

Summer Colonies on Prudence Island

There are several different summer colonies on the island, named after either their plat names or by the original owner of the land / subdivision. These are in order from the south:

  • Prudence Park- Located on the west side of the island at the western end of Broadway. Development began in 1872 with the building of the Stone Wharf on the west side of the island which became a stop on the Fall River Line steamers running from Providence and Fall River to New York. Most of the summer homes in this area of the island are fine examples of Victorian and Beau Arts summer homes, in a similar style to those at Oak Blufs, Martha's Vineyard. The Stone Wharf was severely damaged and many houses were lost in the Hurricane of 1938 [Cite map | publisher = Unknown| title = Chippaquasett: Indian Name of Prudence Island, Circa 1895| cartography = Francis Curran| year = 1970| ] .
  • Bristol Colony- Located on the east side of the island at the eastern end of Broadway. A more modern summer colony, near the site of Bullock's Warf from the 1840s. [Cite map | publisher = Unknown| title = Chippaquasett: Indian Name of Prudence Island, Circa 1895| cartography = Francis Curran| year = 1970| ]
  • Sandy Point- Located on the eastern side of the island, along Narragansett Avenue. Site of Prudence Island (Sandy Point) Light (commonly known as "Sandy Point Light"), the Town Dock and a former landing point for the ferry.
  • Homestead- Plat of summer homes along the east coast of the island, north of Pier Road, to the north of the former Homestead Casino which was lost in the Hurricane of 1938, now the site of the island's Post Office, general store, and ferry landing.
  • Warnerville- Located directly north of the Homestead Plat, on Warner Ave off Narragansett Avenue.

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