As my daughter Terry and I were strolling through Potowomut we
were reflecting upon Warwick’s many assets. The city, we
concluded, boasts of many beautiful vistas as well as a rich
history. Its beauty extends along the shoreline from Pawtuxet to
Potowomut. Its heritage goes back to the early colonial period,
where Native Americans traded and lived in peace and harmony
with the early settlers. For many years the Greene and the Brown
families contributed greatly to the development of Rhode Island
and the United States. The city also boasts of many fine
educational institutions both public and private. One area in
the city provides us with a view of all its assets. This is the
beautiful section along the Potowomut River also known as the
Greene River in Potowomut. Called the “land of fires” by the
Narragansett Indians, it became the estate of Richard Greene, a
notorious Tory. The land and the building were given to Hope
Brown Ives by her father and her uncles. In time, the Brown,
Ives and Goddard families all co