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Usquepaug, Rhode Island

Coordinates:41°30′11″N71°36′32″W / 41.50306°N 71.60889°W /41.50306; -71.60889
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Village in Rhode Island, United States

Johnny Cake Festival at Kenyon's Grist Mill
Mill pond in Usquepaug

Usquepaug (US-ka-pog[1]) is a village in the towns ofRichmond andSouth Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States.[2] It is located along theUsquepaug River. A portion of the village is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places as theUsquepaug Road Historic District.

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The village is the location of Kenyon Corn Meal Company, a gristmill founded in the late 17th century and located in a building constructed in 1886. The white corn meal is used in the traditional Rhode Island foodjohnnycakes, and the annual Johnny Cake Festival is held in Usquepaug.[3][4]

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  1. ^Farzan, Antonia Noori."Rhode Island pronunciation guide: 35 names that visitors and even some locals get wrong".The Providence Journal. RetrievedJuly 4, 2024.
  2. ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Usquepaug
  3. ^"Johnny Cake Festival".www.johnnycakefestival.com. RetrievedJune 11, 2017.
  4. ^"Kenyon's Grist Mill".www.kenyonsgristmill.com. RetrievedJune 11, 2017.
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