Knowledge (XXG)

Summit, Rhode Island

Source 📝

237: 22: 455: 51:
houses center around a church, a library, and a store." The original Summit Baptist Church building was constructed in 1862 and served the congregation until a new building was constructed nearby in 2001. The Coventry Historical Society now owns the old church building and maintains exhibits at the
52:
nearby Summit library. The Summit General Store, dating to 1888, has since been closed as of 2022. The village was once called Perry's Hollow, with the current name Summit signifying a high point of the area. Throughout the 1800's, the town hosted a station for the
525: 104: 175: 540: 515: 496: 168: 545: 530: 489: 161: 535: 53: 56:, providing wood and water for incoming trains. The area has been mostly farmland, producing goods that were previously shipped to 344: 520: 26: 153: 482: 372: 299: 266: 261: 207: 425: 271: 407: 324: 185: 382: 339: 57: 48: 76: 21: 377: 367: 362: 354: 304: 294: 281: 412: 387: 319: 256: 37: 402: 392: 289: 226: 90:
Gayle Goddard-Taylor, Saving Summit: Vintage church and library almost abandoned, R.I. April 22, 2001
432: 334: 314: 309: 44: 91: 466: 397: 248: 454: 509: 462: 200: 77:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summit, Rhode Island
132: 236: 20: 218: 157: 92:
http://americanprofile.com/articles/saving-summit-rhode-island/
235: 470: 105:"After 55 years, Summit General Store closes for good" 526:
Census-designated places in Kent County, Rhode Island
353: 280: 247: 217: 490: 169: 8: 240:Map of Rhode Island highlighting Kent County 43:Summit developed as a railroad village near 497: 483: 176: 162: 154: 541:Census-designated places in Rhode Island 86: 84: 69: 16:Village in Coventry, Rhode Island, U.S. 516:Villages in Kent County, Rhode Island 7: 451: 449: 127: 125: 103:GRAVELLE, KENDRA (January 3, 2023). 469:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 184:Municipalities and communities of 60:by train during its active years. 14: 54:New York and New England Railroad 453: 36:is a village within the town of 1: 546:Rhode Island geography stubs 531:Providence metropolitan area 465:state location article is a 562: 448: 133:"Summit Historical Marker" 421: 233: 198: 187:Kent County, Rhode Island 47:, with "half-dozen white 536:Villages in Rhode Island 58:Providence, Rhode Island 521:Coventry, Rhode Island 241: 38:Coventry, Rhode Island 30: 239: 24: 434:United States portal 45:Greene, Rhode Island 427:Rhode Island portal 242: 31: 478: 477: 443: 442: 553: 499: 492: 485: 457: 450: 435: 428: 238: 210: 203: 193: 188: 178: 171: 164: 155: 148: 147: 145: 143: 129: 120: 119: 117: 115: 100: 94: 88: 79: 74: 561: 560: 556: 555: 554: 552: 551: 550: 506: 505: 504: 503: 446: 444: 439: 433: 426: 417: 373:Coventry Centre 349: 345:Whaley's Hollow 300:Coventry Centre 276: 243: 231: 213: 208: 201: 194: 191: 186: 182: 152: 151: 141: 139: 131: 130: 123: 113: 111: 102: 101: 97: 89: 82: 75: 71: 66: 17: 12: 11: 5: 559: 557: 549: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 508: 507: 502: 501: 494: 487: 479: 476: 475: 458: 441: 440: 438: 437: 430: 422: 419: 418: 416: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 388:Hopkins Hollow 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 359: 357: 351: 350: 348: 347: 342: 337: 332: 327: 322: 317: 312: 307: 302: 297: 292: 286: 284: 278: 277: 275: 274: 269: 267:West Greenwich 264: 262:East Greenwich 259: 253: 251: 245: 244: 234: 232: 230: 229: 223: 221: 215: 214: 209:East Greenwich 199: 196: 195: 183: 181: 180: 173: 166: 158: 150: 149: 121: 95: 80: 68: 67: 65: 62: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 558: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 513: 511: 500: 495: 493: 488: 486: 481: 480: 474: 472: 468: 464: 459: 456: 452: 447: 436: 431: 429: 424: 423: 420: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 360: 358: 356: 352: 346: 343: 341: 338: 336: 333: 331: 328: 326: 323: 321: 318: 316: 313: 311: 308: 306: 303: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 287: 285: 283: 279: 273: 270: 268: 265: 263: 260: 258: 255: 254: 252: 250: 246: 228: 225: 224: 222: 220: 216: 212: 211: 204: 197: 192:United States 189: 179: 174: 172: 167: 165: 160: 159: 156: 142:September 19, 138: 134: 128: 126: 122: 114:September 19, 110: 109:RICentral.com 106: 99: 96: 93: 87: 85: 81: 78: 73: 70: 63: 61: 59: 55: 50: 46: 41: 39: 35: 28: 27:Trestle Trail 23: 19: 471:expanding it 463:Rhode Island 460: 445: 329: 272:West Warwick 206: 140:. Retrieved 137:www.hmdb.org 136: 112:. Retrieved 108: 98: 72: 42: 33: 32: 18: 408:River Point 325:Spring Lake 202:County seat 510:Categories 383:Hillsgrove 340:Washington 64:References 368:Conimicut 363:Blackrock 305:Fairbanks 295:Arkwright 49:clapboard 29:in Summit 413:Westcott 398:Pawtuxet 378:Crompton 355:Villages 320:Quidnick 257:Coventry 403:Pontiac 393:Lippitt 290:Anthony 227:Warwick 335:Tiogue 330:Summit 315:Harris 310:Greene 34:Summit 461:This 249:Towns 467:stub 219:City 144:2024 116:2024 25:The 282:CDP 512:: 205:: 190:, 135:. 124:^ 107:. 83:^ 40:. 498:e 491:t 484:v 473:. 177:e 170:t 163:v 146:. 118:.

Index


Trestle Trail
Coventry, Rhode Island
Greene, Rhode Island
clapboard
New York and New England Railroad
Providence, Rhode Island
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summit, Rhode Island


http://americanprofile.com/articles/saving-summit-rhode-island/
"After 55 years, Summit General Store closes for good"


"Summit Historical Marker"
v
t
e
Kent County, Rhode Island
County seat
East Greenwich
City
Warwick
Towns
Coventry
East Greenwich
West Greenwich
West Warwick
CDP
Anthony

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.