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Coventry Centre, Rhode Island

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The village was founded in 1809 and was originally called "Shoethread." The village was renamed Coventry Centre because it is the geographic center of the town. In the 18th century
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was mined in Maroon Swamp (named after the color of the iron deposits), an area now known as Stump Pond. The area also contains Foster Ledge Quarry from which
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Andrew D. Boisvert, Coventry Roots: Coventry Centre, Coventry Patch, May 3, 2011,
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Census-designated places in Kent County, Rhode Island
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Coventry, Rhode Island
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Kent County, Rhode Island
County seat
East Greenwich
City
Warwick
Towns
Coventry
East Greenwich
West Greenwich
West Warwick
CDP
Anthony
Arkwright
Coventry Centre
Fairbanks
Greene
Harris
Quidnick
Spring Lake
Summit
Tiogue
Washington

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