Louisquisset (known previously as Louisquissuck and Loquassuck and Loquasquocit) is a village in
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Lincoln is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,529 at the 2020 census. Lincoln is located in northeastern Rhode Island, north of Providence. Lincoln is part of the Providence metropolitan statistical are ...
and
North Providence, Rhode Island
North Providence is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 34,114 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Town of North Providence has a total area of , of which, is ...
.
The area was first settled in the 1660s when the colonial Providence government granted land to
John Whipple and other settlers to acquire land title from the Native Americans in the area. In 1682 Old Louisquisset Pike was laid out to serve the main road through the area connecting Providence to
Limerock and the old road continues to serve travellers as modern day
Rhode Island Route 146 and
Rhode Island Route 246
Route 246 is a numbered state highway running in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The Old Louisquisset Pike portion of the road was laid out through Louisquisset in 1682.
Route description
Route 246 begins at an intersection with US 1 in Prov ...
. Louisquisset Country Club
and other businesses in the area continue to use the Louisquisset name. Many historic buildings are preserved in the region, including: the seventeenth century
Jenckes House on Old Louisquisset Pike.
References
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Villages in Rhode Island