Coventry Wedding

Coventry is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. As of the 2004 census, the town population was 35,072.

Coventry was first settled in the early 18th century, when the town was part of Warwick. Because the area was so far away from the center of Warwick, the area that became Coventry grew very slowly. However, by 1741, enough farmers (about 100 families) had settled in the area that they petitioned the General Assembly to create their own town. The petition was granted, and the new town was named Coventry, after a city in central England. For the rest of the 18th century, Coventry remained a rural town populated by farmers. Among the buildings that survive are the Waterman Tavern (1740's), the Nathaniel Greene Homestead (1770), and the Paine Homestead (late 1600's/early 1700's). The oldest church in Coventry, Maple Root Baptist Church, dates from the end of the 18th century.