Hope Valley in Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Depot Square Park
"I will call this place Hope valley. All of my hopes are centered here."
Capt. Gardener Nichols
1795-1881
My mother lived in Hope Valley and I wanted to give her a sense of contact with the world.
-Ralph Watrous purchases railroad, 1897
Portable sawmills traveled around, cutting up trees that went down after fires. After the '38 hurricane, Hope Valley Square was so full of wood for railroad ties you couldn't move.
Fred Kenney
The train took folks to Wood River Junction. There they could take the mainline to Westerly, to Boston, or to New York.
Lucy Tootell
We would be fishing near the trestle and we'd hop on board the train as it went by.
Saul Sarla
The boys came and spent their evenings at Depot Square sitting and watching people. The men sat on the bridge and talked.
Hope Andrews
In order to know where you're going, you have to know where you come from.
Gladys Segat 1891-1984
When one volunteers his time for the good of all, he invests in his community and the happiness it afforded him.
- Edward Barber 1839-1900
Youcan't tell how fer a toad will jump from lookin at it.
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Percy Coon (after he won a road race against Byron Wilcox)
George Edwin Greene, pharmacist, played an important part in curing the ills of old South County for 55 years (1844-1929)
- The Westerly Sun
There was an icehouse by the pond behind the Baptist Church. You'd cut the ice and a truck with a cable would drag it up to the chute. The cakes ran about 300 pounds each.
- John Wilcox
Hope Valley was famous for its 4th of July Horrible Parades and Picnics
- Hope Valley Advertiser
My mother never spoke English. But at the mill, she would write down the number of whatever she made, the yards she worked and how much money she made.
- Mary Popio
The Wood River Branch railroad opened 1874. It was later known as the yellow dog railroad and the locomotive known as, "the Peanut Roaster."
- Hope Andrews
Education, regardless of color, race or creed.
- Prudence Crandall 1803-1890
Dedicated to the deceased volunteer fighters of the Hope Valley Fire Dept.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers
Location. 41° 30.413′ N, 71° 42.99′ W. Memorial is in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, in Washington County. It is in Hope Valley. It is at the intersection of Mechanic Street and Nooseneck Hill Road (Rhode Island Route 3), on the right when traveling north on Mechanic Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 996 Main St, Hope Valley RI 02832, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Narragansett Bay and in South County. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to Brushy Brook (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Polish-American Citizens Club World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Stone Dam (approx. ¼
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. submitted on October 3, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
