Watch Hill
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- See Watch Hill (Lake District) for fells in the English Lake District called Watch Hill.
Watch Hill is a small coastal fire district in the southwestern
Washington County,
Rhode Island. Situated on a
peninsula surrounded by the
Block Island Sound, Watch Hill is the westernmost fire district in the state. Napatree Point, at the end of the peninsula, is the westernmost point in
Rhode Island. The Watch Hill fire district is part of the town of
Westerly, whose
chamber of commerce, shared with
Pawcatuck,
Connecticut, administers the Watch Hill area. The fire district is a secluded and seasonal resort community with shopping, a
golf and beach club,
yacht club and public and private beaches. Once occupied by
Niantic Indians in the
1600s, European colonists used the area as an important lookout point during the
French and Indian War and the
Revolutionary War, hence the fire district's name. Watch Hill is most recognized for the
Watch Hill Lighthouse, which was built in
1806. The fire district is also known for
The Flying Horse Carousel, the oldest continuously-operated carousel in the
United States.
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