Saturday, July 07, 2007
Rhode Island
A glimpse into Nikki's apartment in Cumberland, Rhode Island. 500 miles/8 hour drive from my door to hers...
The Monastery in Cumberland. Beautiful place; home to a tree that perhaps grew into the metal fencing surrounding it (reminded me of the gate/tree in Richardsville, PA) and a tree that has grown a unique bond with the rock next to it. Also home to numerous "haunted spots," including the gravesite of nine monks killed by Native Americans. It was pretty cool because Nikki only knew that it was in the woods~yeah, the place is surrounded by woods, with paths in all directions! Yet somehow, we walked directly to the tomb. Check out this site for more information about the Monastery hauntings.
We drove all over Charlestown, Exeter, and other parts of Rhode Island searching for the Narragansett Indian Longhouse; the Narragansett Indian Meeting House/Church (I REALLY wanted to see that); the Tomaqauq Indian Memorial Museum (we found it shortly after it closed for the day); and the Narragansett Royal Indian Burial Ground. We finally found the Royal Indian Burial Ground after pulling off on a goat trail (yay for Jeeps!) and hiking to the top of the hill with hopes that it might be up there (and it was~again, our inner GPS was serving us well). Apparently, the meeting house/church once stood nearby the burial grounds; however, it seems to have been destroyed while stripping the area. The longhouse has since been replaced by a community center. I'm not sure that I understand why a rock would be caged and protected in Plymouth; yet, sacred grounds get destroyed or aren't deemed worthy of marking at all...
Charlestown Beach (Swimming in the ocean on my birthday~oh yeah!)
Fireworks in East Providence (I love fireworks over water~the reflections are so cool!) Thanks to Ms. Stein for requesting that we get pictures~normally I wouldn't; but some of these turned out hella cool! Be sure to check them out!
Next trip, I'll get photos of Little Compton and Sakonnet (still the most beautiful part of Rhode Island, in my opinion) and hopefully some from Bristol, too. Anyhoo, I'll be posting photos from MA and CT over the next couple of days and eventually, my house photos and a whole slew of other albums will be appearing~so keep checking back! :)
The Monastery in Cumberland. Beautiful place; home to a tree that perhaps grew into the metal fencing surrounding it (reminded me of the gate/tree in Richardsville, PA) and a tree that has grown a unique bond with the rock next to it. Also home to numerous "haunted spots," including the gravesite of nine monks killed by Native Americans. It was pretty cool because Nikki only knew that it was in the woods~yeah, the place is surrounded by woods, with paths in all directions! Yet somehow, we walked directly to the tomb. Check out this site for more information about the Monastery hauntings.
We drove all over Charlestown, Exeter, and other parts of Rhode Island searching for the Narragansett Indian Longhouse; the Narragansett Indian Meeting House/Church (I REALLY wanted to see that); the Tomaqauq Indian Memorial Museum (we found it shortly after it closed for the day); and the Narragansett Royal Indian Burial Ground. We finally found the Royal Indian Burial Ground after pulling off on a goat trail (yay for Jeeps!) and hiking to the top of the hill with hopes that it might be up there (and it was~again, our inner GPS was serving us well). Apparently, the meeting house/church once stood nearby the burial grounds; however, it seems to have been destroyed while stripping the area. The longhouse has since been replaced by a community center. I'm not sure that I understand why a rock would be caged and protected in Plymouth; yet, sacred grounds get destroyed or aren't deemed worthy of marking at all...
Charlestown Beach (Swimming in the ocean on my birthday~oh yeah!)
Fireworks in East Providence (I love fireworks over water~the reflections are so cool!) Thanks to Ms. Stein for requesting that we get pictures~normally I wouldn't; but some of these turned out hella cool! Be sure to check them out!
Next trip, I'll get photos of Little Compton and Sakonnet (still the most beautiful part of Rhode Island, in my opinion) and hopefully some from Bristol, too. Anyhoo, I'll be posting photos from MA and CT over the next couple of days and eventually, my house photos and a whole slew of other albums will be appearing~so keep checking back! :)
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