News — JamestownRI
The busy docks at Conanicut Marine.Perhaps the coolest thing about Jamestown is that it’s an island
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Or three. Settled in the late 1600s and named for England’s Prince James, this Rhode Island town comprises the 9-by-1-mile Conanicut Island and the much smaller Dutch and Gould Islands, the last having served as a military fort and a torpedo station during both World Wars. Today, Jamestown is a great place to watch the seasonal parade of boats heading to and from Newport, as well as the numerous local regattas—all while avoiding the general hubbub of that busy harbor to the east. “If you’re passing through on a boat, Jamestown is a little easier to deal with than Newport,”...