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Warren Shipyards Tied to Three Centuries of Coastal Industry
The article traces Warren Rhode Island shipyards from early 1700s beginnings to their decline after the 1859 petroleum boom. It highlights builders like Samuel Miller Sylvester Child Caleb Carr Samuel Eddy Daniel Foster and Chase and Davis plus privateers such as the MacDonough and the General Greene, with Warren’s rise as a leading 19th century shipbuilding center and wartime revival during World War II.
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Warren
Swansea
Virginia Baker
R. I. Historical Society
Miss Baker
Samuel Miller
Brooks Pasture
Werren
Miller
Miller St How
Sylvester Child
Baker St
Caleb Carr
Samuel Eddy
Stark
Bristol
MacDonough
James DeWolf
Africa
George Hail
Rhode Island
Newport
Providence