General nathanael greene homestead

Nathanael Greene was born at the Forge Grist Mill in Potowomut, Warwick R.I., July 27, , to Nathanael a preacher in the Society of Friends and Mary (Mott) Greene.

Nathanael Jr. and his brothers were trained by their father as ironmasters.

The family business at the forge prospered and this led to the establishment of a second ironworks in Coventry, ten miles from the Potowomut forge on the south branch of the Pawtuxet River. This business grew and by over families lived in the vicinity of their Coventry forge.

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Nathanael made his home at the Coventry forge in and ran the family business. A setback occurred in when a fire destroyed the Coventry forge. Although efforts to rebuild were slow, the forge was even General Nathanael Greene Homestead Association - Facebook MIH