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Knightsville, Rhode Island
Knightsville is an urban neighborhood in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island.
==History==
Knightsville is named after local inn keeper and U.S. Congressman Nehemiah Knight (1746–1808). The Knights were descendants of early English emigrants who were some of the earliest settlers in the area. According to at least one source:
Knightsville is known to some residents as Monkeytown, and Cranston Street leading to Knightsville is sometimes referred to as Monkeytown Road. This was a disparaging term used to describe the Irish population who lived in the area in the 19th century.
Early town meetings in the 18th century were held in Caleb Arnold's tavern, Nehemiah Knight's tavern (currently on the site of present city building), and the old Knightsville Meetinghouse. In 1843 Amasa Sprague, a textile entrepreneur, was beaten to death near what is now St. Ann Cemetery. His alleged murderer, John Gordon, was the last person executed in Rhode Island.〔Joe Fuoco, A. J. Lothrop, Knightsville and Silver Lake (Arcadia Publishing, 1998) ISBN 0-7524-1229-9, ISBN 978-0-7524-1229-0 http://books.google.com/books?id=2TxyUErwVsYC&source=gbs_navlinks_s〕 By the turn of the 20th century, the city was home to various thriving businesses and industries, attracting large numbers of European immigrants. Many residents are now Italian-American, with many able to trace their lineage to Itri, a small Italian village approximately half way between Rome and Naples.〔Joe Fuoco, A. J. Lothrop, Knightsville and Silver Lake (Arcadia Publishing, 1998) ISBN 0-7524-1229-9, ISBN 978-0-7524-1229-0 http://books.google.com/books?id=2TxyUErwVsYC&source=gbs_navlinks_s〕
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