Summer's End
Gorgeous sunset last night in Warren, RI.
The river's name descends from a Narragansett dialect and has numerous spellings.
During the American Revolutionary War, the Kickamuit was a major traffic artery, and supplies traveled up the river daily. By the 1800's, oyster beds were a major revenue source, but by 1910, the Parker Mills and sewage pollution killed most of the oysters. The Kickamuit River oyster industry was finished off by the Hurricane of 1938.
In, 2002 the Environmental Protection Agency judged it too polluted for recreation and shell-fishing.
Current day 2011, the Kickamuit River is classified as a Class A, Type II Waterway and open to both recreational activities and shell-fishing due to the tremendous efforts and work by environmental organizations like the Kickemuit River Council, Warren, R.I.
Summer's End
Gorgeous sunset last night in Warren, RI.
The river's name descends from a Narragansett dialect and has numerous spellings.
During the American Revolutionary War, the Kickamuit was a major traffic artery, and supplies traveled up the river daily. By the 1800's, oyster beds were a major revenue source, but by 1910, the Parker Mills and sewage pollution killed most of the oysters. The Kickamuit River oyster industry was finished off by the Hurricane of 1938.
In, 2002 the Environmental Protection Agency judged it too polluted for recreation and shell-fishing.
Current day 2011, the Kickamuit River is classified as a Class A, Type II Waterway and open to both recreational activities and shell-fishing due to the tremendous efforts and work by environmental organizations like the Kickemuit River Council, Warren, R.I.