Summit, Rhode Island

[1] Summit developed as a railroad village near Greene, Rhode Island, with "half-dozen white clapboard houses [which] center around a church, a library, and a store.

The Coventry Historical Society now owns the old church building and maintains exhibits at the nearby Summit library.

[2][3] The village was once called Perry's Hollow, with the current name Summit signifying a high point of the area.

Throughout the 1800's, the town hosted a station for the New York and New England Railroad, providing wood and water for incoming trains.

[4] The area has been mostly farmland, producing goods that were previously shipped to Providence, Rhode Island by train during its active years.