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Patience Island, shown in red, in the inner part of Narragansett Bay
Patience Island lies off the northwest coast of Prudence Island, in the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. The island has no inhabitants and has a land area of 0.8536 km² (0.33 sq mi, or 210.9 acres), making it the fourth-largest island in Narragansett Bay.
[edit] History
The island and others nearby were named by Roger Williams and other early colonists. Colonial school children often recited the poem: "Patience, Prudence, Hope and Despair. And the little Hog over there."[1] Patience Island became part of Portsmouth in 1664.
[edit] References
- Patience Island: Block 4000, Block Group 4, Census Tract 401.03, Newport County, Rhode Island United States Census Bureau
- Frederic Denlson, Narragansett Sea and Shore, (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
- George L. Seavey, Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.
Coordinates: 41°39′24″N 71°21′36″W / 41.65667, -71.36
