51. STRANGE STREETS: The Mystery of Ridge St. and Pidge Ave.

Weird Island

Episode Description:

On the border of Providence and Pawtucket, there’s a strange intersection. One single road changes its name from Ridge Street to Pidge Avenue. With Ridge and Pidge being just one letter apart, it always seemed like a mistake. With the help of Providence Journal reporter Paul Parker, we get to the bottom of the mystery. And uncover another one along the way.

To Visit:

• Intersection of Pidge Avenue and East Avenue, Pawtucket, RI
• Pidge Tavern was at 586 Pawtucket Avenue

Episode Source Material

• It's No Typo | Paul Parker | January 19, 2020 (Search “Pidge” in the Journal Archive)
• Not gone after all - The Providence Journal, 3/8/2020
• A Toll, A Tavern, and A Farm: A History of Pidge Avenue
• New York Times | Granville Standish Jr. Obituary
• Historic Taverns of Rhode Island | Robert A Geake
• Rhode Island · George Washington's Mount Vernon
• To George Washington from Nicholas Cooke, 4 April 1776
• Rochambeau | American Battlefield Trust
• Marquis de Lafayette | American Battlefield Trust
• Dexter House | preserveri
• History & Culture - Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (US National Park Service)