Quonochontaug
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Quonochontaug is composed of three small beach communities in Charlestown
, Rhode Island
, USA. Located between two salt ponds, Ninigret Pond
and Quonochontaug Pond
, and their respective barrier beaches, the communities of West Beach, Central Beach, and East Beach house several hundred mostly summer residents. Today, many houses are available as summer rentals. Quonochontaug was a busy and fashionable resort of small hotels and boarding houses in the 19th Century, continuing up until the Great Hurricane of 1938
.
Blue Shutters Beach, where fast food can be purchased, is located at the end of East Beach Road in Quonochontaug. To the east of Blue Shutters an unpaved road leads to the entrance of the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
. The areas was listed as a census-designated place
in the 2010 census.
Charlestown, Rhode Island
Charlestown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,827 at the 2010 census.-History:Charlestown is named after King Charles II, and was incorporated in 1738. The area was formerly part of the town of Westerly...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, USA. Located between two salt ponds, Ninigret Pond
Ninigret Pond
Ninigret is a coastal lagoon in Charlestown, Rhode Island in the United States, located at . It is the largest of the nine lagoons, or "salt ponds", in southern Rhode Island. It is utilized for recreational actives, as well as oyster and quahog harvesting. Found along its shores are "extensive"...
and Quonochontaug Pond
Quonochontaug Pond
Quonochontaug is a coastal lagoon in the towns of Charlestown and Westerly, both in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the most saline of nine such lagoons in southern Rhode Island....
, and their respective barrier beaches, the communities of West Beach, Central Beach, and East Beach house several hundred mostly summer residents. Today, many houses are available as summer rentals. Quonochontaug was a busy and fashionable resort of small hotels and boarding houses in the 19th Century, continuing up until the Great Hurricane of 1938
New England Hurricane of 1938
The New England Hurricane of 1938 was the first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869...
.
Blue Shutters Beach, where fast food can be purchased, is located at the end of East Beach Road in Quonochontaug. To the east of Blue Shutters an unpaved road leads to the entrance of the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
The Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge situated along the shore of Ninigret Pond. The refuge, characterized by saltmarshes, kettle ponds, freshwater wetlands, maritime shrublands and forests, is seasonally inhabited by over 250 species of birds...
. The areas was listed as a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in the 2010 census.
In popular culture
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, that his mother has been admitted to Quonochontaug hospital. Mulder's family owns a summer house in Quonochontaug. The scenes shot there though don't look like Quonochontaug. But Mulder does pronounce “Quonochontaug” perfectly.