South County

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South County is the popular informal name for the coastal, tourism-oriented region encompassing much of Washington County in southern Rhode Island.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
South County canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf informal region
region
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
contains Block Island
Charlestown, Rhode Island
Exeter, Rhode Island
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island
Narragansett, Rhode Island
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Point Judith, Rhode Island
Richmond, Rhode Island
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
Wakefield, Rhode Island
Westerly, Rhode Island
Wickford, Rhode Island
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 95 in Rhode Island
U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island
encompasses much of Washington County, Rhode Island
hasCharacteristic coastal
tourism-oriented
hasHistoricSite Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum
Historic Narragansett Pier
Historic Wickford Village
South County Museum
hasMajorAttraction Block Island beaches
East Matunuck State Beach
linked to: Matunuck Beach

Misquamicut State Beach
Narragansett Town Beach
Roger W. Wheeler State Beach
Scarborough State Beach
hasMajorIndustry tourism
hasTransportationLink Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Block Island Ferry
knownFor beaches
coastal resorts
seafood restaurants
summer tourism
vacation homes
locatedIn Rhode Island
Washington County, Rhode Island
southern Rhode Island
partOf New England
popularNameFor coastal region of Washington County, Rhode Island
tourismRegionOf Rhode Island

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Washington County, Rhode Island alsoKnownAs South County
subject linked to: Washington County