Frog City, Rhode Island

	Frog City, Rhode Island Frog City, Rhode Island is a village (not a city) in Johnston, Rhode Island Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,568 at the 2020 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House (1691), a stone-ender museum, and the only landfill in Rhode Island. Incorpora ... within another village of Thornton, Rhode Island and according to one source was "probably termed Frog City because of the numerous frogs along the Pocasset River and ponds near Victoria Mill at Mill Street and Victoria Mount." Frog City was bordered by Mill St. to the North, Plainfield St. to the East and South, and Rachela St. to the West. The British Hosiery Mill, later known as the Priscilla Worsted Mill was built in Frog City in 1884, and the Victoria Mill on John Street was the largest of the mills in the area.Rhode Island's Mill Villages: Simmonsville, Pocasset, Olneyville, and Thornton by Joe Fuoco, (Arcadia Publishing, Mar 1, 1997) pg. 12 Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Johnston, Rhode Island Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,568 at the 2020 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House (1691), a stone-ender museum, and the only landfill in Rhode Island. Incorporated on March 6, 1759, Johnston was named for the colonial attorney general, Augustus Johnston. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . of it is land and (2.91%) is water. Neighborhoods Neighborhoods in Johnston: Winsor Hill, Thornton (includes part of Cranston), Graniteville, Hughesdale, Morgan Mills, Manton, Simmonsville, Pocasset, West End, Belknap, and Frog City. History The area was first settled by English settlers in the seventeenth century as a farming community. In 1759 the town officially separated from Providence and was incorporated on March 6, 1759. Johnston was named for the current colonial attorney general, Augustus Johnston, who was later burned in effigy durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thornton, Rhode Island Thornton (formerly known as Simmonsville and Lower Simmons Village) is a neighborhood located in the north-west part of Cranston, Rhode Island on the Johnston line and extends into the Johnston side. Many of the residents of this Thornton are Italian-American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, ..., and the Feast of Saint Rocco, a Christian saint, is held every August on the grounds of St. Rocco's Church and remains an important cultural event in the community. Saint Rocco's Church was formerly on the Cranston side of Thornton on Clemence Street until the new church opened in 1951 on Atwood Avenue on the Johnston side of Thornton.Rhode Island's Mill Villages: Simmonsville, Pocasset, Olneyville, and Thornton by Joe Fuoco (Arcadia Publishing, Mar 1, 1997) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pocasset River (Rhode Island) The Pocasset River is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It flows .U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 There are five dams along the river's length. Course The Pocasset River rises between Brown Avenue and Belfield Drive in Johnston. It continues in a southeasterly direction through Johnston and Cranston, to the city line with Warwick, where it converges with the Pawtuxet River. Crossings Below is a list of all crossings over the Pocasset River. The list starts at the headwaters and goes downstream. Johnston Belfield Drive * Interstate 295 Memorial Avenue Hartford Avenue ( U.S. 6A) Johnston Plaza Atwood Avenue U.S. 6 Central Avenue Morgan Avenue Morgan Mill Road *Plainfield Street ( RI 14) Cranston Pocasset Cemetery Access Road Cranston Street Bike Path Dyer Avenue Park Avenue ( RI 12) Reservoir Avenue ( RI 2) Garden City Drive Pontiac Avenue Tribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]