Cornelius Island
Cornelius Island is a small uninhabited island in Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Wickford, Rhode Island.
History
The land compromising Cornelius Island was originally connected to the mainland and was part of the Smith/Updike land holdings until it was sold in 1813. A channel was dug at some point in the land's history disconnecting it from the mainland. It is unclear after whom Cornelius Island was named.[1] The island was used in the 1960s for the deposition of dredged material.
References
- ^ "Goats, fishing shaped history".
External links
- Islands of Narragansett Bay
- Frederic Denlson, Narragansett Sea and Shore, (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
- George L. Seavey, Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.
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Narragansett Bay
- Aquidneck Island
- Conanicut Island
- Prudence Island
- Patience Island
- Hog Island
- Dutch Island
- Coaster's Harbor Island
- Cornelius Island
- Despair Island
- Dyer Island
- Fox Island
- Goat Island
- Gould Island
- Greene Island
- Hope Island
- Lime Rock
- Rabbit Island
- Rock Island
- Rose Island
- Starvegoat Island
- Whale Rock
- Blackstone River
- Pawtuxet River
- Providence River
- Taunton River
- Sakonnet River
- Seekonk River
- Providence
- Newport
- Cranston
- Warwick
- East Providence
- Barrington
- Bristol
- East Greenwich
- Jamestown
- Middletown
- Narragansett
- North Kingstown
- Portsmouth
- Warren
41°34′46″N 71°26′46″W / 41.57944°N 71.44611°W / 41.57944; -71.44611
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