The past and the present . aboriginal name was Conocko- ,noquit. _ | Coasters Harbor Island, now contain-ing the Newport Almshouse, is situated alittle north of the city. It was bought^ ofthe natives in January, 1654-5. Its Indianname was Woonachaset. Gould Island lies between Middletownand Conanicut Park. It was purchased ofthe aborigines by Thomas Gould in Indians named it Aquopimokuk. Another island of the same name, by somemaps, is situated at the head of SeaconnetBay, below the Stone Bridge. Dyers Island, doubtless at first theproperty of William Dyer, lies close to thewestern sh
The past and the present . aboriginal name was Conocko- ,noquit. _ | Coasters Harbor Island, now contain-ing the Newport Almshouse, is situated alittle north of the city. It was bought^ ofthe natives in January, 1654-5. Its Indianname was Woonachaset. Gould Island lies between Middletownand Conanicut Park. It was purchased ofthe aborigines by Thomas Gould in Indians named it Aquopimokuk. Another island of the same name, by somemaps, is situated at the head of SeaconnetBay, below the Stone Bridge. Dyers Island, doubtless at first theproperty of William Dyer, lies close to thewestern shore of Portsmouth. Sparrow Island graces like a jewel thebosom of Mount Hope Bay. We again turn our eyes to the westernshore. NARRAGANSETT PIER. Narragansett ! What enticements ofscenery, and of old historic story, are evokedby this name. Once the governmental seatof a savage power reaching from the Paw-catuck to the Merrimack, afterwards thecapital district of the kindly the martial and civil theatre of the. Bathing Scene, Narragansett Pier. struggles of our fathers. Later the home ofculture and wealth in memorable the region distinguished for manufac-tures and for the summer resorts of theliterary and affluent. Narragansett Pier lies on the extremesouthwestern border of Narragansett Bay —in fact it lies fully open to the Atlantic Ocean— and is five miles north of Point Judith,ten miles-a^iithwest of Newport, and twenty-six miles-f«)m Providence. Perhaps atpresent it is one of the most noted summerresorts on this coast, as it has every at-traction as a watering place to recommendit —ocean, bay, creek, river, pond, island,rock, shoal, beach, hill, farm and forest. Some have lately styled this The City ofHotels, since these structures numberabout twenty, though some of them aresimply sumptuous boarding-houses for fam-ilies and parties. We need here mentiononly some of the conspicuous ones in a cat-alogue style in their alphabetical order,with
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