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Woonasquatucket River Site (RI-163)

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Woonasquatucket River Site (RI-163)
View of the George Washington Grove area
Nearest citySmithfield, Rhode Island
NRHP reference No.84000364 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1984

The Woonasquatucket River Site (RI-163) (pronounced woo-NAH-skwa-tuck-it[2]) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The site contains Late Archaic artifacts, primarily stone flakes indicative of stone toolmaking activity.[3] It is located in the George Washington Grove Wildlife Management Area, near where the Farnum Pike crosses the Woonasquatucket River.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Farzan, Antonia Noori. "Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong". The Providence Journal. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Historic and Archaeological Resources of Smithfield, Rhode Island" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved October 1, 2014.