Massie Wireless Station, East Greenwich

Name: Massie Wireless Station
Address: East Greenwich, United States

#8 among attractions in East Greenwich

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The Massie Wireless Station was built in Point Judith, Rhode Island, in 1907 and may be the oldest surviving working wireless station in the world. It is named for inventor Walter W. Massie, president of the Massie Wireless Telegraph Company. The structure was moved to the New England Wireless and Steam Museum in 1983 where it is preserved as a technology museum and historic site. ()

Built: 1907 (117 years ago)Coordinates: 41°37'27"N, 71°30'45"W

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FrenchtownEast Greenwich United States

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Massie Wireless Station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seabee Museum, New England Wireless and Steam Museum, Quidnessett Country Club, Governor Greene Cemetery.

3.5 miE
Museum, Military museum
Seabee Museum, North Kingstown
89 min walk • Seabee Museum and Memorial Park is a non-profit military history museum in Davisville, Rhode Island, devoted to the Seabees of the U.S. Navy. Quonset Point, where the Seabee Museum is located was a major United States Navy base during World War II, home to the Naval Air Station Quonset Point and the birthplace of the iconic Quonset Hut.
~80 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum, Science museum
New England Wireless and Steam Museum, East Greenwich
1 min walk • The New England Wireless and Steam Museum is an electrical and mechanical engineering museum at 1300 Frenchtown Road in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, with working steam engines and an early wireless station and technology archives.
5.2 miE
41°38'29"N • 71°24'54"W
Quidnessett Country Club, Quonset Point
132 min walk • Nightlife, Golf
4 miNE
Cemetery
Governor Greene Cemetery, Warwick
102 min walk • The Governor Greene Cemetery, frequently called the Governor Greene Lot, is designated as Rhode Island Historical Cemetery, Warwick, #40, and is a late colonial cemetery located in Warwick, Rhode Island near the East Greenwich town line.
2.4 miSE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Six Principle Baptist Church, North Kingstown
63 min walk • Six Principle Baptist Church is a historic church in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. As of 2009 it was one of the last surviving historical congregations of the Six Principle Baptist denomination and one of the oldest churches in the United States.
4.2 miNE
41°39'47"N • 71°27'1"W
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
107 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
3.8 miSW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Baptist Church in Exeter, Exeter
98 min walk • The Baptist Church in Exeter, also known as Chestnut Hill Baptist Church, is a historic building located in Exeter, Rhode Island. The church building was constructed in 1838 in a Greek Revival style. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978.
4 miNE
Historical place, Windmill
Windmill Cottage, Warwick
102 min walk • Windmill Cottage is a historic house and former windmill at 144 Division Street in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It was the home of George Washington Greene, a former American consul to Rome and historian.
5.1 miNE
41°39'44"N • 71°25'37"W
Potowomut Golf Club, Warwick
132 min walk • Golf
3.2 miS
41°34'39"N • 71°30'47"W
Rolling Greens Golf Course, North Kingstown
82 min walk • Golf
6.8 miSE
Island
Fox Island
175 min walk • Fox Island is an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, in the United States of America. It lies between Conanicut Island and North Kingstown just south of the village of Wickford, Rhode Island. The island is a part of the town of North Kingstown.