Photos – Historic

Battle of RI  August 1778

Battle of RI
August 1778

Captain Robert Gray

Captain Robert Gray

1819 Map of Tiverton

1819 Map of Tiverton

The Whipping Post

The Whipping Post

Old Crump's Tavern (1700's-1901) (corner of Souza & Main Roads)

Old Crump’s Tavern (1700’s-1901)
(corner of Souza & Main Roads)

Abraham Brown House, Main Road (photo before 1930) North (left) side built 1765 by Abraham Jr; South side built 1812 by son Isaac General Lafayette's Headquarters in 1778

Abraham Brown House, Main Road (photo before 1930)
North (left) side built 1765 by Abraham Jr; South side built 1812 by son Isaac
General Lafayette’s Headquarters in 1778

Neck Road Windmill

Neck Road Windmill (built 1776)

Edwin Hambly's Blacksmith Shop (across from 1784 Main Road; destroyed by 1938 Hurricane)

Edwin Hambly’s Blacksmith Shop
(across from 1784 Main Road; destroyed by 1938 Hurricane)

William J. Brightman House, ca. 1875 (across from Standish Boat Yard on Main Road)

William J. Brightman House, ca. 1875
(across from Standish Boat Yard on Main Road)

Bridgeport Block Fisheries Main Road just north of Nannaquaket Pond (front addition no longer there)

Bridgeport Block Fisheries
Main Road just north of Nannaquaket Pond (front addition no longer there)

Tiverton Bank Note - 1857

Tiverton Bank Note – 1857

Reuben Hart Farm, Crandall Road (now Wingover Farm) George Kavanagh family vacation

Reuben Hart Farm, Crandall Road (now Wingover Farm)
George Kavanagh family vacation

1907 Church Brothers Fisheries

1907 Church Brothers Fisheries

1910 Pogy Fishing Fleet

1910 Pogy Fishing Fleet

1908 View of Tiverton from The Hummocks in Portsmouth

1908 View of Tiverton from The Hummocks in Portsmouth

The Lawton House in 1907 (first one burned down in 1884)

The Lawton House in 1907
(first one burned down in 1884)

1906 Bird's Eye View of homes & Tiverton shoreline

1906 Bird’s Eye View of homes & Tiverton shoreline

Fall River Yacht Club in 1909  (destroyed by the 1938 Hurricane)

Fall River Yacht Club in 1909
(destroyed by the 1938 Hurricane)

View of Stone Bridge from the Railroad in 1910

View of Stone Bridge from the Railroad in 1910

View from the Railroad tracks in 1910

View from the Railroad tracks in 1910

View from Stone Bridge in 1910

View from Stone Bridge in 1910

Sakonnet River and the Nathaniel Church estate in 1912 (viewed from Grinnell's Beach area)

Sakonnet River and the Nathaniel Church estate in 1912 (viewed from Grinnell’s Beach area)

Benjamin Barker House (where Rte 24 & Sakonnet Bay elderly housing is now)

Benjamin Barker House
(where Rte 24 & Sakonnet Bay elderly housing is now)

Barker Heights

Barker Heights

Stone Bridge Hotel - 1920

Stone Bridge Hotel – 1920

Stone Bridge Inn - 1950

Stone Bridge Inn – 1950

1938 Hurricane attacks the WWI Doughboy statue at the base of the Stone Bridge (seen in the distance). The lobster shack is shown on the right, partially submerged.

1938 Hurricane attacks the WWI Doughboy statue at the base of the Stone Bridge (seen in the distance). The lobster shack is shown on the right, partially submerged.

1938 Hurricane at Stone Bridge

1938 Hurricane at Stone Bridge

1938 Hurricane washing over the Railroad Bridge in Tiverton.

1938 Hurricane washing over the Railroad Bridge in Tiverton.

1938 Hurricane snaps boats from their moorings in the Tiverton Basin and pushes them toward the Railroad Bridge.

1938 Hurricane snaps boats from their moorings in the Tiverton Basin and pushes them toward the Railroad Bridge.

Stone Bridge during the 1938 Hurricane, barely visible. A tea room washed away just before this was taken.

Stone Bridge during the 1938 Hurricane, barely visible. A tea room washed away just before this was taken.

Part of P.D. Humphrey Company's building on Riverside Drive with the waters of the 1938 Hurricane halfway up the windows.

Part of P.D. Humphrey Company’s building on Riverside Drive with the waters of the 1938 Hurricane halfway up the windows.

After the 1938 Hurricane waters subsided, boats were piled up alongside the Railroad Bridge in Tiverton.

After the 1938 Hurricane waters subsided, boats were piled up alongside the Railroad Bridge in Tiverton.

1938 Hurricane damage to boats on Riverside Drive

1938 Hurricane damage to boats on Riverside Drive

1938 Hurricane - Tiverton aftermath

1938 Hurricane – Tiverton aftermath

1938 Hurricane damage to Riverside Drive houses

1938 Hurricane damage to Riverside Drive houses

The 1938 Hurricane swept the Nanquaket Bridge away from its foundations to land 150 yards away (as shown in the background).

The 1938 Hurricane swept the Nanquaket Bridge away from its foundations to land 150 yards away (as shown in the background).

1938 Hurricane washes up Nanaquaket Bridge 150 yards away on land

1938 Hurricane washes up Nanaquaket Bridge 200 feet away on land

1938 Hurricane damage in Tiverton Basin

1938 Hurricane damage in Tiverton Basin

Rebuilding the 1938 Hurricane damage on the Stone Bridge

Rebuilding the 1938 Hurricane damage on the Stone Bridge

William H. Durfee, Sakonnet Point lighthouse keeper

William H. Durfee, Sakonnet Point lighthouse keeper

WWI Doughboy Statue WWI Doughboy Statue in 1940[/caption]
WWII gun arrives at the Tiverton Railroad bound for Little Compton battery

WWII gun arrives at the Tiverton Railroad bound for Little Compton battery

Stone Bridge Inn & WWI Doughboy Statue

Stone Bridge Inn & WWI Doughboy Statue

Stone Bridge Inn & Doughboy Statue in 1950

Stone Bridge Inn & Doughboy Statue in 1950

Luke's Lodge (now Brantal's Restaurant) Crandall Road

Luke’s Lodge (now Victory Chapel)
Crandall Road

Tiverton Basin - 1968

Tiverton Basin – 1968

North Tiverton stores-Billy's CafeNorth Tiverton stores-Colonial FlowerNorth Tiverton stores-Duffy's PharmacyNorth Tiverton stores-Duke's DinerNorth Tiverton stores-LaTulippe's GasNorth Tiverton stores-LePage Plumbing & HardwareNorth Tiverton stores-Souza's MktNorth Tiverton stores-Tiverton LiquorNorth Tiverton stores-T/LC Credit Union-Insur

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