Richmond, Rhode Island
Richmond was one of five villages submerged by Scituate Reservoir, which displaced about 1600 people in total.
About this community
- River
- Pawtuxet River
- Established
- 1731
- Inundated
- 1925
Sources
- https://brownpoliticalreview.org/dark-history-of-pvd-water/
- https://www.provwater.com/about-us/about-us-overview/history#:~:text=1920%20%2D%20Development%20of%20a%20Modern%20System
- https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/2015/06/14/exhibit-chronicles-lost-villages-scituate/34284630007/
- https://www.provwater.com/water-quality/scituate-watershed/watershed-history