Matunuck (
) is a village in
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census. South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind Ne ...
, located near
Charlestown. It is located on a point along the southern Atlantic coast of Rhode Island off
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, ...
.
Geography and attractions
The area is home to several notable beaches, including Moonstone Beach, South Kingstown Town Beach at Matunuck, East Matunuck State Beach, and Roy Carpenter's Beach and cottages. The
Theatre-by-the-Sea playhouse is also in Matunuck and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
External links
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"Perry good time"by Paul E. Kandarian, ''
The Boston Globe
''The Boston Globe,'' also known locally as ''the Globe'', is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. ''The Boston Globe'' is the oldest and largest daily new ...
'', March 18, 2008
References
Villages in Washington County, Rhode Island
Villages in Rhode Island
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