Chepachet, RI Summer Camps 2013
Chepachet, RI Summer Camps
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Camp Cookie
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Chepachet, RI
- Gender:
- Girls Only
- Camp Type:
- Day Camp
- Phone:
- 401-331-4500
Mother Of Hope Day Camp
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Chepachet, RI 02814
Established in 1950 our camp encourages children to grow socially, physically, and inlextually in a safe and caring environment. Located on over 100 acres.
- Camp Type:
- Day Camp
- Gender:
- Coed
- Phone:
- 401-568-3580
Summer Camps in Chepachet, RI
Find more Chepachet, RI Summer Camps or other summer camp locations by typing the desired CITY, State or ZIP CODE in the Search Box or search by Activity or Camp name. You can also use our Advance Search feature.About Chepachet, RI
Chepachet is a village and census-designated place in the town of Glocester in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. It is centered at the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and RI Route 102 . Chepachet's ZIP code is 02814.History of Chepachet, RI
"Chepachet" was originally inhabited by the Pequot and Nipmuc natives, the name means "where rivers meet." During the American Revolution, Loyalists from Newport were exiled near Chepachet, including Thomas Vernon, a Tory from Newport, who recorded election celebrations in Chepachet in 1776: This being the day for the choice of Deputies . We are told that there is a very great resort of people of all kinds at Chepasseh, and that it is a day of great frolicking. Our landlord and his three sons are gone, having rigged themselves out in the best manner. man on horseback passed by with a very large bag full of cakes made by Granne West which are to be sold to the people. . In 1842, Chepachet was the setting of the endgame of the Dorr Rebellion, which helped to win voting rights for non-landowners in a new state Constitution. Since 1926, the town has hosted the Ancients and Horribles parade, an annual Fourth of July event, notable for its political statements and ribald humor. In the 1940s, a US Navy auxiliary ship, USS Chepachet, was named after the village. The ship's bell resides at the seat of town government, and the ship's surviving crew had a 50th anniversary reunion in the town in 1998.
