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The Village of Watch Hill was originally home to the Niantic Indians.
One of their influential leaders, Chief Ninigret, now greets visitors in bronze relief from the Village Park.
In 1806, Thomas Jefferson signed the order establishing the historic Watch Hill Lighthouse.
Since then, it has been an important navigational aid and lifesaving station in an area riddled with shipwrecks.
The Lighthouse has been under the management of The Watch Hill Lighthouse Keepers Association since 1986.
At the turn of the 20th century, Watch Hill established itself as a resort community with grand hotels and beach cottages.
Today only two hotels remain. A new Ocean House, replicating the original exterior design, sits at the top of Plimpton Avenue. Below it perched on the Harbor where the Narragansett House once stood, is the Watch Hill Inn.
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