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Print advertisement for Adamsville Garage & Service Station from the 1934 Summer Locater. Flipping through the pages of the 1934 Little Compton Summer Locater offers a fascinating window into the local businesses that kept our town moving nearly a century ago. Among the vintage advertisements featured in the directory is a classic piece of local commercial history: Adamsville Garage & Service Station . Back in the 1930s, as automobiles became indispensable for both summer residents and year-round locals, neighborhood garages served as vital hubs for the community. This particular ad highlights Adamsville Garage as an official destination for Ford Sales and Service . Beyond selling and maintaining Fords, the station offered a comprehensive range of auto care essential for the era: Repairing & Battery Service to keep routine traffic running smoothly. Wrecker Service for those inevitable roadside mishaps along rural coastal roads. Official Brake and Light Station , ensurin...

Little Compton was a particularly active religious community in 1934. This 'Church Services' page was included in the 1934 Summer Locater publication, presented by The Village Improvement Society. Churches listed were: St. Andrew's-By-The-Sea Sakonnet - Rev. Arthur H. Beaty St. Catherine's, Little Compton - Rev. John Todorowski St. Theresa's, Sakonnet Congregational, Little Compton - Rev. Thomas E. Thompson Methodist Episcopal, Little Compton - Rev. Sidney Adams Free Will Baptist (Stone Church) Adamsville This post contains an affiliate link. If you make a purchase through this link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the Little Compton Blog! Little Compton, RI Summer Beach Cabanas (LC)

  Technically located in Tiverton, the postcard's Adamsville label is accurate, as the church is found just over the border. The back of the postcard shows Lillie's note to friend Ruth. Lillie says breezes are 'pretty scarce down here."

  Horse and buggy holding sway on Harbor Road, beneath one of Adamsville's trademark ornate streetlights. This post contains an affiliate link. If you make a purchase through this link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the Little Compton Blog! The Commons, Little Compton, RI

The Colonial Navy of Fall River, Massachusetts marching in Adamsville. The sleepy village of Adamsville came to life on March 18 for the second annual World's Shortest St. Paddy's Day Parade. Crowds strewn in green packed Adamsville's quaint Main Street in order to watch the 89-foot-long procession, often standing on stone walls to get a bird's eye view of the festivities. Hosted by the Kinnane Brothers, the parade featured a mix of local celebrities, Irish dancing from the Clann Lir Academy, and even a fife and drum rendition of Yankee Doodle Dandy, courtesy of the Colonial Navy of Fall River, Massachusetts. Paula and Jim Downing served as grand marshals of the event, which was attended by an estimated 1000 spectators.  Besides making history, the parade and following dinner served as a fundraiser for the Little Compton Food Bank. According to The Sakonnet Times, nearly $10,000 was raised for the nonprofit. During the slow winter season, several local businesses receiv...