Place:New Shoreham, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

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NameNew Shoreham
Alt namesBlock Islandsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS44000115
Centresource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS44002717
New Shoreham Centersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
New Shoreham Centresource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS44002717
Old Harborsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS44000115
The Centresource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS44002717
The Harborsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS44000115
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates41.167°N 71.55°W
Located inWashington, Rhode Island, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Island Cemetery
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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New Shoreham is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island that is coextensive with Block Island. The town was named for Shoreham, Kent, in England. According to the Census Bureau, it has a total area of , of which is land and (91.11%) is water. New Shoreham holds the distinction of southernmost town in both Washington County as well as all of the state of Rhode Island.

The students of New Shoreham in grades kindergarten through 12th grade attend Block Island School. Harbor Church was founded on October 23, 1765 and is located at 21 Water Street in New Shoreham.

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