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*between the [[Pettaquamscutt River|Pettaquamscutt]] (or Narrow) river to the east, and the present town of [[Westerly, Rhode Island|Westerly]] to the west (the "sea side" and "fresh water side" indicating East and West respectively in that location);
*to the north of Point Judith Pond (where Sugar Loaf Hill is located).
This suggests that the original Narragansett homeland was identified by 17th-century natives as being a little island located near the northern edge of Point Judith Pond, possibly theHarbor currentlyIsland unnamedor islandone of the insmaller Billingtonislands covethere.<ref>For a more detailed analysis see S. Rider, ''The Lands of Rhode Island As they were Known to Caunounicus and Miantunnomu When Roger Williams Came in 1636'', Providence, 1904, p. 202-205.</ref>
 
===Salt Pond Archaeological Site===