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.

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South County canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf informal region
region
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
contains Block Island NERFINISHED
Charlestown, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Exeter, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Hopkinton, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Kingston, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Narragansett, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
New Shoreham, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
North Kingstown, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Point Judith, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Richmond, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
South Kingstown, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
University of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Wakefield, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Westerly, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Wickford, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossedBy Interstate 95 in Rhode Island NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 1 in Rhode Island NERFINISHED
encompasses much of Washington County, Rhode Island
hasCharacteristic coastal
tourism-oriented
hasHistoricSite Gilbert Stuart Birthplace and Museum NERFINISHED
Historic Narragansett Pier NERFINISHED
Historic Wickford Village NERFINISHED
South County Museum NERFINISHED
hasMajorAttraction Block Island beaches NERFINISHED
East Matunuck State Beach NERFINISHED
Misquamicut State Beach NERFINISHED
Narragansett Town Beach NERFINISHED
Roger W. Wheeler State Beach NERFINISHED
Scarborough State Beach NERFINISHED
hasMajorIndustry tourism
hasTransportationLink Amtrak Northeast Corridor NERFINISHED
Block Island Ferry NERFINISHED
knownFor beaches
coastal resorts
seafood restaurants
summer tourism
vacation homes
locatedIn Rhode Island
Washington County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
southern Rhode Island
partOf New England
popularNameFor coastal region of Washington County, Rhode Island
tourismRegionOf Rhode Island NERFINISHED

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