Matunuck
41°22′42″N 71°32′45″W / 41.37833°N 71.54583°W
Matunuck (muh-TOO-nick[1]) is a village in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, near Charlestown, Rhode Island. It is located on a point along the southern Atlantic coast of Rhode Island off U.S. Route 1. The village takes its name from an Indian word[clarification needed] meaning "lookout".[citation needed] The Narragansett tribe made a summer encampment at this location before the land was sold to colonists as part of the Pettaquamscutt purchase.
Geography and attractions
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The area is home to several notable beaches, including Moonstone Beach, South Kingstown Town Beach at Matunuck, East Matunuck State Beach, and Roy Carpenter's Beach and cottages. The Theatre-by-the-Sea playhouse is also in Matunuck and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
External links
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Matunuck travel guide from Wikivoyage- "Perry good time" by Paul E. Kandarian, The Boston Globe, March 18, 2008
References
[edit]- ^ Farzan, Antonia Noori. "Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
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