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'''Matunuck''' is a village in [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
'''Matunuck''' is a village in [[South Kingstown, Rhode Island]] near [[Charlestown, Rhode Island]]. It is located on a point along the southern Atlantic coast of Rhode Island off [[U.S. Route 1]]. The village takes its name from an Indian word meaning "lookout".{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} The [[Narragansett tribe]] made a summer encampment at this location before the land was sold to colonists as part of the Pettaquamscutt purchase. |
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==Geography and attractions== |
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41°22′42″N 71°32′45″W / 41.37833°N 71.54583°W
Matunuck is a village in South Kingstown, Rhode Island near Charlestown, Rhode Island. It is located on a point along the southern Atlantic coast of Rhode Island off U.S. Route 1. The village takes its name from an Indian word meaning "lookout".[citation needed] The Narragansett tribe made a summer encampment at this location before the land was sold to colonists as part of the Pettaquamscutt purchase.
Geography and attractions
The area is home to several notable beaches including Moonstone Beach, South Kingstown Town Beach at Matunuck, East Matunuck State Beach, and Roy Carpenter's Beach and cottages. Matunuck (Deep Hole) area is known for world class surfing, board to boat, several zones for all types of surfing craft, conditions, and being a low profile area. The well-known Theatre-by-the-Sea playhouse is also in Matunuck and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
External links
Matunuck travel guide from Wikivoyage- "Perry good time" by Paul E. Kandarian, The Boston Globe, March 18, 2008
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