Watch Hill, Rhode Island

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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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• Watch Hill Lighthouse
• Visit Watch Hill (Tourism site)
• The Greater-Westerly Pawcatuck Chamber of Commerce
• Town of Westerly