Driving West out of the Village…
Modern view of drive leading up Narragansett Hill…
Narragansett Hill, where in 1636 a fierce battle over fishing rights took place between the Narragansett and Pequot Indian Tribes..
Note the original Thomas Greene Homestead circa 1714…
Three fireplaces warm the old home….
Modern view…
The Greene and Babcock Families had run early grist and sawmills there, but as industry developed there were bigger plans…..
A dam was built at The Lower Shannock Falls…
Earlier than the Clark Mill, and the construction of the Horseshoe Falls Dam…
Workers gather…
Almost like a separate village….there was Shannock Mills ….and also Clark’s Mills….
The original stone mill burned…
A new mill was built…known locally as the Silk Mill…
The Carmichael Mill also provided a Hall for social activities….
View from Narragansett Hill, aka, the Carmichael Estate…
Freshly painted…
Canoeing below the lower Shannock Falls..
Old undershot waterwheel, although no longer working, could still be viewed years ago…
There was a bridge from the Carmichael Estate to the Mill across the river…
The locals referred to it as “The Bridge of Sighs”…
Changes over the years…
From the road….
View from the Charlestown side…
With his early success with the mill, Mr. Carmichael built a beautiful home atop Narragansett Hill with the Thomas Greene Center Chimney homestead as a guest house…
Later added a porch…
Enclosed the porch…
Sunrise…
Modern view…
Former Native American Battlesite…
Converted to a peaceful field of colorful peonies!…
Tending to the garden…
Rows and rows….
Proud…
The Carmichael Brothers
Spruced up and ready for market…
Colors!…
Chapter 10: Narragansett Hill
TBA