On Ocean Road (Rhode Island Route 1A) at Beach Street, on the left when traveling north on Ocean Road.
Canonchet was the son of Miantonomi and the great-nephew of Canonicus, the co-sachems who welcomed Roger Williams in 1636.
Canonchet was the war leader of the Narragansetts when the United Colonies (Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and . . . — — Map (db m306438) HM WM
On Great Island Road at Galilee Connector Road, on the right when traveling north on Great Island Road.
Infrastructure improvements paved the way for an industry
At the turn of the twentieth century, Point Judith's Port of Galilee was a mere cluster of fishing shacks. Between wind, waves and piles of twine and traps, a handful of fishermen . . . — — Map (db m251529) HM
On Great Island Road north of State Street, on the left when traveling north.
Even though Rhode Island is located at the southern end of the lobster's geographical range, Galilee has historically been one of New England's top lobster ports. Since the early 2000s, it has also made its mark in the emerging Jonah crab . . . — — Map (db m251538) HM
On Ferry Terminal just west of Great Island Road, on the left when traveling west.
Dozens of draggers land their catch in Galilee. The fleet includes day boats that return to port each evening as well as trip boats that range hundreds of miles from shore.
Rhode Island: King of Squid
Draggers (also called trawlers) . . . — — Map (db m251540) HM
On Great Island Road just north of Ferry Terminal, on the right when traveling south.
One of the largest fishing ports on the East Coast, Point Judith's Port of Galilee generates economic and recreational value for Rhode Island, celebrates the state's commercial fishing heritage, and offers opportunities for fishing businesses to . . . — — Map (db m251527) HM
On Great Island Road just north of Galilee Connector Road, on the left when traveling north.
The 1970s and 1980s were boom times for Galilee fishermen.
Glory days and days of reckoning for Galilee's fishing fleet.
In the 1960s, New England fishermen faced rising competition from foreign-owned "factory trawlers" operating in . . . — — Map (db m251535) HM
On Kingstown Road at Strathmore Street on Kingstown Road.
Honor Roll
Town of Narragansett
World War
David Adair •
Walter H. B. Allen Jr. •
Charles W. Booth •
William Boyd •
Frank H. Brayman Jr •
Joseph A. Bristow •
Edwin L. Card •
Louis E. Card • . . . — — Map (db m126612) WM
On Great Island Road north of State Street, on the left when traveling north.
Galilee's spirit of open-mindedness and innovation has always given it an edge.
An industry innovates to fashion its future.
After the fleet build-up of the 1970s, New England fishermen came face to face with the finite limits of . . . — — Map (db m251536) HM
On Great Island Road just north of State Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Point Judith Fisherman's Co-op was admired worldwide for the way it brought fishermen together to collectively build a prosperous port.
Galilee's world-renown business model
After World War II, Galilee entered its second . . . — — Map (db m251534) HM
1883-1886
The Towers is one of the most highly visible, widely known, and universally cherished landmarks in the state of Rhode Island. It recalls Narragansett Pier’s heyday as one of the foremost seaside resorts of nineteenth-century America, the . . . — — Map (db m75997) HM
Wooden Light House Established 1810
Destroyed by storm September 17, 1815 / present tower built 1857
51 feet above ground - 65 feet above water
Occulting white light - 15 second group / 17,300 candle power
A tribute to the fishermen of . . . — — Map (db m51914) HM
On Beach Street at Ocean Road, on the right when traveling north on Beach Street.
Amnesty International is a worldwide
movement independent of all government
political factions, ideologies, economic
interests and religious creeds —- that
seeks the release of men and women
detained anywhere for their beliefs, color,
sex, . . . — — Map (db m305551) HM
The S.S. Black Point was built in 1918 at Camden, New Jersey as a coal collier. She was owned by Sprague Steamship Co. of Boston, Mass. And was 369’ long 55’ at the beam and was carrying 7500 tons of coal. Captain Charles Prior was master with a . . . — — Map (db m76004) HM WM
