Patience Island
Patience Island lies off the northwest coast of Prudence Island in the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. It has a land area of 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2; 210 acres), making it the fourth-largest island in Narragansett Bay. Aside from a single 600-square foot house, which is disconnected from the state electrical grid, Patience Island is otherwise uninhabited.[1]
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." Patience Island was a gift from the Narragansett Indians to Roger Williams.
The island is populated by a warren of New England cottontail rabbits, which is part of a species restoration program related to the animal's candidacy for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.[2] In 2021, one rabbit on the island tested positive for tularemia.[3]
References[]
- ^ "0 Patience for others? Small island's only home hits market". AP NEWS. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Rabbit on Patience Island Tests Positive for Tularemia, a Highly Contagious Bacterial Disease". The State of Rhode Island. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Rabbit on island tests positive for contagious infection". AP NEWS. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- 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°N 71.36000°W
- Islands of Newport County, Rhode Island
- Portsmouth, Rhode Island
- Islands of Narragansett Bay
- Islands of Rhode Island
- Rhode Island geography stubs