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Sanderlings at Goosewing Beach - December 12, 2015
Sanderlings (Calidris alba) Goosewing Beach Preserve, 140 South Shore Road, Little Compton, Rhode Island, Saturday evening, December 12, 2015, 3:17 PM / 3:20 PM / 3:28 PM / 3:34 PM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_284950 / MVI_284954 / MVI_284978 / MVI_284996; 1:52 min.
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Fall in Weetamoo Woods
a Fall walk in Weetamoo Woods
Sakonnet Lighthouse, Part 1 - June 4, 2013
Sakonnet Lighthouse, Part 1, View of Rocky Shore, Surf, and Lighthouse at Entrance to Sakonnet River, on Little Cormorant Island, near end of Route 77, Little Compton, Rhode Island, Tuesday afternoon, June 4, 2013, 1:31 PM / 1:32 PM / 1:34 PM / 1:35 PM / 1:40 PM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_10073 / MVI_10074 / MVI_10075 / MVI_10076 / MVI_10077; 3:52 min.
Music: Rapture at Sea by Eastern Sun (Dance & Electronic, 7:35)
Taylors lane venture in Little Compton RI
Just me walking around showing a beach I usely go fishing at during summer and just a little conversation
Piping Plover at BioBlitz - June 12, 2015
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Quicksand Pond/Goosewing Beach Preserve, Little Compton, Rhode Island, during Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS) BioBlitz, Friday afternoon, June 12, 2015, 4:21 PM - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 02116; 1:08 min.
Sweet and Salty Dairy in Little Compton, RI
Sweet and Salty Dairy in Little Compton, RI
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Published on: July 21, 2015
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Sanderlings at Sunset - December 20, 2015
Sanderlings (Calidris alba) at Sunset, Goosewing Beach Preserve, 140 South Shore Road, Little Compton, Rhode Island, Sunday evening, December 20, 2015, 4:14 PM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_286195; 1:00 min.
Little Compton Rhode Island (RI) Real Estate Tour
Tour Little Compton, RI neighborhoods, condominium developments, subdivisions, schools, landmarks, recreational areas, and town offices.
Little Compton, Rhode Island is a town on the southeastern coast of Rhode Island between the Massachusetts border and the Sakonnet River. Little Compton was incorporated as a part of Plymouth Colony in 1682 after having been settled by Capt. Benjamin Church, the noted Indian fighter, and others seven years previously. In 1746, under Royal Decree, it was transferred to Rhode Island together with the Towns of Cumberland, Barrington, Bristol and Tiverton.
The town was originally the home of the Sagonate or Sakonnet Indians, a particularly independent group of native Americans that fought with the settlers against the notorious King Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags. In the late 17th century, King Philip waged a bloody war against the white settlers and tried to induce other neighboring tribes to join him.
The southern end of Little Compton bordering the Atlantic is still known as Sakonnet. It was here that Capt. Church cleared the area for settlement. Following the end of Indian hostilities, the small settlement in Little Compton enjoyed comparative peace and prosperity until a new threat arose; the British occupation of Newport during the Revolution. Foraging parties from the British garrison invaded Little Compton several times. The British raiders met with stiff resistance from the settlers, and were bushwacked several times as in the skirmish at the Taggart House.
Today, Little Compton is a rural farming community. It was in Little Compton that the famous Rhode Island Red, a cross-breed of fowl and the State Bird, was first developed. Fishing remains a major industry in the town, as one can observe with the daily departure of the fishing fleet from the Sakonnet Wharf. Little Compton has also developed into an ideal vacation spot with the traditional atmosphere of colonial New England. For other town tours visit . For towns in RI visit . For RI relocation information go to .
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A Rhode Island man has returned from the Gulf of Mexico with new underwater footage of the massive oil spill.