Park Square, Rhode Island

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Stores in Park Square North Smithfield in 2008
Stores in Park Square North Smithfield in 2008
1774 Caleb Aldrich Milestone on Rt. 146A near Landmark Hospital
1774 Caleb Aldrich Milestone on Rt. 146A near Landmark Hospital

Park Square is a village located on Rhode Island Route 146A in North Smithfield and Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Park Square was originally the site of Oak Knoll Farm and the area contained only a diner, a gas station, an amusement park, a trolley barn and fairground. Park Square is home to several banks, restaurants, supermarkets, Landmark Hospital (built in 1965 as Fogarty Hospital), and various other businesses.

[edit] External links and references

  • Walter Nebiker, The History of North Smithfield (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1976).