Canonchet, Rhode Island
Village in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, U.S.
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Canonchet (cuh-NON-chet[1]) is a small village in the town of Hopkinton in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.[2][3][4][5]
The hamlet developed as a mill village in the nineteenth century, generally centered on a mile segment of Canonchet Road.[6] It was previously called Asheville (or Ashville).[7] The "Canonchet Village Historic District" includes the main stretch of the community on Canonchet Road.[8][9] The community is located due northeast of the center of Hopkinton and both Interstate 95 and Rhode Island Route 3 run through it. Interstate 95's Exit 2 is located in Canonchet. Canonchet is also the name of a Narragansett sachem in the area who was executed during King Philip's War.
Data from the 1920 U.S. Census listed the village's population as 124.[10]
