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While hiking not long ago through the Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve in Charlestown, R.I., friends and I noticed a sign that had us mystified: Narragansett Trail.
“That’s strange. I’ve hiked the .
CHARLESTOWNÂ â Members of the Town Council have approved a motion authorizing the purchase of a 66.5-acre parcel of land along Alton Carolina Road known as Tucker Woods.
The Tucker Woods property, located in the corridor between the Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve and Carolina Management Area, serves as a corridor connecting the Carter Preserve wetlands and the Pawcatuck River. The town will acquire the property for an agreed upon $900,000, according to Town Administrator Mark Stankiewicz.
The town is eligible to receive a Rhode Island Department of Management open space grant for $400,0000, and will be responsible for funding the remaining $500,000. The purchase will be made using the townâs open space fund balance.