Historic Tales of Jamestown

by Rosemary Enright, Sue Maden

Overview

Discover the fascinating history of Jamestown, from tales of shipwrecks to summer days long past. The town was home to Camps Bailey and Meade, two training facilities for Union troops during the Civil War. When the steam ferries crossed the bay beginning in 1873, people traveled to the island to sample the town's leisure and entertainment opportunities. Beavertail Lighthouse and the breathtaking Clingstone stand as iconic landmarks centuries after their construction. After the Jamestown Bridge opened in 1940, suburban development on the North End mostly replaced the hotels along the waterfront. Local authors Rosemary Enright and Sue Maden reveal stories of Jamestown's past and evolution in this captivating collection of essays.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626199552
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/25/2016
Series:	American Chronicles
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Sue Maden is the archivist for the Jamestown Historical Society and a member of the collections committee. She is also a member of the publications committee for the Newport Historical Society. Rosemary Enright is president of the Jamestown Historical Society and the secretary for the Jamestown Planning Commission. She has served on the Jamestown Historical Society board for twelve years.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Acknowledgements 11

Part I Early Days

1 Beginnings 15

2 Some Proprietors and Their Descendants 19

3 General Washington in Jamestown 32

4 The Poor We Will Always Have With Us 36

5 Conanicus Spring 42

Part II Development

6 Real Estate Dan 47

7 Shore by Hill 51

8 Summer Cottages for Rent 55

9 The First Portable House 58

10 Clingstone: The House on the Rock 63

11 The Rise and Fall of Conanicut Park 66

12 Building Jamestown Shores 73

Part III Getting Here

13 A Stop on the Steamship Route Between New York and Fall River 79

14 Bridges and the Course of History 85

15 Old Jamestown Bridge Memories 90

16 The Wreck of the Harvey F. Payton 95

Part IV A Village and Its Inhabitants

17 Water for the Village 101

18 The Reverend Preston and His Movable Chapel 105

19 Number, Please 109

20 Necessity and Invention 115

21 Seeing the Light 120

22 Nurserymen and Florists 124

Part V Our Military Neighbors

23 Early Forts and Batteries 131

24 Torpedo Testing from Air and Land 139

25 Beavertail in World War II 141

26 The Retiring Navy 146

Part VI Fun in the Sun

27 The Historic Lure of Fishing 153

28 Animals and Islands 158

29 A Yacht Club for Jamestown 162

30 Golf Courses and Golf Clubs 166

31 Camp Seaside 172

Selected Bibliography 177

Index 183

About the Authors 191