Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Warren, Rhode Island

Rhode Island, is a state in the New England region of the United States. Despite being one of the smallest states in the United States, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations across the American nation. Apart from bordering Connecticut to the west and Massachusetts to the north and east, Rhode Island also shares a water border with New York to the southwest.

Warren is a place located in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. Historically, this section of the site of the village Pokanoket Sowams Peninsula, which is now known as Mount Hope neck. The area was discovered by Europeans in the year 1621.

The English settlement began in the east of the village. In 1653, Massasoit sold along with the son of some settlers of Plymouth Colony, the area now known as Warren, together with parts of Barrington, Swansea and Rehoboth. In 1668 the town receivedofficially incorporated in the name of Sowams.

The town of Warren got ceded from Massachusetts to Rhode Island in the year 1747. The town got its name Warren from Admiral Sir Peter Warren, who was a British naval hero, after a triumph at Louisburg in the year 1745.

As it is, the median income of a household in this town was more than $40,000 and the median income in case of a family was more than $50,000. Also, the per capita income of the town was more than $20,000. Apart from being an area which is fast growing up as an economic hub, the place also offers a lot in terms of education for your kids. Some of the best schools in the area include Hugh Cole School, Raggedy Ann Nursery School, Hugh Cole School, Mary V. Quirk School, Kickemuit Middle School, Our Lady of Fatima High School as well as Child Care Connection.

For those who love to eat out, Johnston offers a number of ways, to tickle your taste palates. Some of the best restaurants in this area are Country Inn, Crossroads Restaurant, Feast Or Famine , Jack's Family Restaurant , Perella's Ristorante, Warren House of Pizza and Wharf Tavern. As you eat out in these restaurants, you might find it to be the best culinary experience of your life.

As far as shopaholics are concerned, Johnston is not left behind in this field either. It is home to several shopping stores and departmental stores like Useful Things, Anissa's Children's Shop, Bradford Mercantile, Yankee Consignment, Summerwood, Noahs Ark Animal Workshop and Ancestral Antiques.

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