Cocumscossoc Archeological Site

Address Restricted, Wickford, Rhode Island. County/parish: Washington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 12, 1993. NRIS 93000605.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • RI-375
  • Smith's Castle

From Wikipedia:

Smith's Castle

Smith's Castle, built in 1678, is a house museum at 55 Richard Smith Drive, near Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 as Cocumscussoc Archeological Site due to the artifacts and information that digs have yielded in the area. It is located just off U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island.

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