Slide Title

Block Island Docks

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Description

The dock in the Old Harbor District of Block Island is the arrival port for the ferries that carry visitors and supplies to the Island, which is located just twelve miles off the southern coast of Rhode Island. Block Island saw a surge in development and tourism in the late nineteenth century that continues today.

Notes

Jordy, Buildings of Rhode Island (Oxford, 2004) p 605

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Photographer

Subject Headings

Cities and Towns -- Rhode Island -- Block Island;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

Rhode Island

City Name

Block Island

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Keywords

Block Island, Rhode Island; harbor; docks; resort towns;

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