Rock Island (Rhode Island)

Rock Island is an island in Narragansett Bay in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

Salter Grove Memorial Park breakwater, with Rock Island at the far end

Rock Island is a small rocky island near Pawtuxet Village and is now connected to the mainland by a causeway. The island is part of the Salter Grove public picnic ground and is the site for a proposed man-made salt marsh using dredged materials. The island contains several unusual fossils.

References

• Narragansett Bay: A Friend's Perspective
• Frederic Denlson, Narragansett Sea and Shore, (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
• George L. Seavey, Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.

41°44′59″N 71°22′50″W