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===Points of interest=== South Kingstown is the location of the deadly [[Great Swamp Fight]] that occurred during [[King Philip's War]] in 1675. The battle site is commemorated by a rough granite shaft about twenty feet high. Around the mound on which the shaft stands are four granite markers engraved with the names of the colonies which took part in the battle.<ref>{{cite web|title=The great swamp fight|url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=22879|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref> South Kingstown is home to 31 sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island|National Register of Historic Places]], 4 of which are historic districts. A driving tour is described by the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pettaquamscutt Historical Society|title=Scenic and Historic Driving Tour of South Kingstown|url=http://www.pettaquamscutt.org/scenicdrivingtour.htm|website=pettaquamscutt.org|access-date=October 31, 2015}}</ref> * [[Kingston Village Historic District (Kingston, Rhode Island)|Kingston Village Historic District]], located in the village of [[Kingston, Rhode Island|Kingston]] * [[Peace Dale Historic District]], located in the village of [[Peace Dale, Rhode Island|Peace Dale]] * [[Usquepaug Road Historic District]], located near the village of [[Usquepaug, Rhode Island|Usquepaug]] * [[Wakefield Historic District]], located in the village of [[Wakefield, Rhode Island|Wakefield]] * [[Hannah Robinson Tower]], located on McSparran Hill
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