Canonchet, Rhode Island

Canonchet (cuh-NON-chet[1]) is a small village in the town of Hopkinton in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

[2][3][4][5] The hamlet developed as a mill village in the nineteenth century, generally centered on a mile segment of Canonchet Road.

[8][9] The community is located due northeast of the center of Hopkinton and both Interstate 95 and Rhode Island Route 3 run through it.

Canonchet is also the name of a Narragansett sachem in the area who was executed during King Philip's War.

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