Cornelius Island is a small uninhabited island in Wickford Harbor,
Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering , of which is in Rhode Island. The bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor and includes a small archipelago. Sma ...
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Wickford, Rhode Island
Wickford is a small village in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, which is named after Wickford in Essex, England. Wickford is located on the west side of Narragansett Bay, just about a 20-minute drive across two bridges fro ...
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History
The land compromising Cornelius Island was originally connected to the mainland and was part of the Smith/Updike land holdings until it was sold in 1813. A channel was dug at some point in the land's history disconnecting it from the mainland. It is unclear after whom Cornelius Island was named.
The island was used in the 1960s for the deposition of dredged material.
References
External links
Islands of Narragansett Bay*Frederic Denlson, ''Narragansett Sea and Shore'', (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
*George L. Seavey, ''Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.''
Islands of Washington County, Rhode Island
Islands of Narragansett Bay
Islands of Rhode Island
Uninhabited islands of the United States
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