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sandsonik t1_j7qk5z8 wrote

Reply to comment by Pvdsuccess in We used to have a lot more streetcars by kayakhomeless

I'm skeptical. Weybossett looks too much like an English rendering of a Narragansett word, like many RI place names.

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Pvdsuccess t1_j7qmugk wrote

Look it up, used to be a peninsula there, etc. Like early 1700s. I was told that by guy at historical society but who knows where it's derived from.

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Pvdsuccess t1_j7riw9e wrote

The oldest street traversing downtown Providence, Weybosset Street curves along its length, intersecting with Westminster at the northeast end. The origins of Weybosset date back to the Pequot Indian Trail, which originally traversed the southern edge of Weybosset Hill

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