Protecting History, Preserving the Future
Overview
PHS
Pettaquamscutt Historical Society (PHS) is a fellowship of people who originally came together to explore and appreciate the history of the Pettaquamscutt river and surrounding areas.
The river is a tidal extension of the Mattatuxet river in Rhode Island, USA. It flows approximately 6.3 miles and begins its course below the Carr Pond dam on the Mattatuxet river. Pettaquamscutt river is also known as the Narrow river, both because of a long narrow stretch from Lacy bridge to the Mettatuxet Yatch Club as well as the narrow hazardous mouth of the river where it empties into Narragansett Bay.
At PHS, we seek to explore, learn and educate the younger generation of Rhode Islanders on the historical significance of our region. We’ve spread our reach beyond the borders of Rhode Island and the US. More so, we have an ever-growing rich library of historical work.
We take privacy seriously at Pettaquamscut.org. Though we collect some of your personal data, we will never share your information with a third party. Personal information is highly confidential and safely stored on our secure database. You can request for your data to be taken off our site at any time you want.
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Our work stems from our passion to explore and preserve history for the upcoming generation. We believe that history is important and holds the key to future exploits. Furthermore, we try to provide unique insights on historical facts, occurrences, and their significance to the present and potential future.