For 25 years Town Historian Tim Cranston published a weekly column in The Independent newspaper on various aspects of the history of North Kingstown. Several of the columns have been collected in the volumes below.
The View From Swamptown I and II
The first two parts, in PDF form, of G. Timothy Cranston's "The View from Swamptown".
- Introduction
- Wickford
- The Mill Villages
- The Farming Villages
- Local Folks, Schools and Miscellaneous
The View From Swamptown III and IV
The third and fourth parts, in PDF form, of G. Timothy Cranston's "The View from Swamptown".
- Wickford
- The Villages - Mill and Farming
- Miscellaneous
The View From Swamptown V-VIII
The fifth through eighth parts, in PDF form, of G. Timothy Cranston's "The View from Swamptown".
- Wickford
- The Mill Villages
- Saunderstown, Smith's Castle, Local Folks, All Over Town
- Opinion Pieces, Special Projects, African American History, NK Historic Cemeteries Project
The View From Swamptown Volumes 9 and 10
Volumes 9 and 10, in PDF form, of G. Timothy Cranston's "The View from Swamptown".
