A brief but informative history of the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, delivered as a speech on the occasion of the nation's centennial. The author, David Sherman Baker, was a respected lawyer and politician who held many leadership positions in his community, and his love for his town and his country is evident in this stirring address. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.