Town History

Local History - Time Capsule

Swansea Heritage & Millenium Time Capsule Day - August 19th, 2000 - The Parade

The parade formed at 11:30 am on Saturday, August 19th at the intersection of Main Street and Gardners Neck Road.

The parade travelled through heavily populated parts of town and was headed by the Board of Selectmen followed by elements of the Swansea Fire, Police and other town departments.

Anyone who owned a motorized vehicle licensed for use on public ways was invited to join. Participants were urged to decorate their vehicles with bunting, flags, etc., letting their imaginations run wild. Valuable prizes were awarded on the basis of attractiveness and originality.

PARADE ROUTE:
Gardners Neck Road south across Route 6 to the other side of Gardners Nk Rd
Right onto Wilbur Avenue
Left onto New Gardners Neck Road
Right onto Ocean Grove Avenue and continue west to Pinehusrt Avenue
North onto Macomber Avenue back to Wilbur Avenue
West/left onto Wilbur Avenue to right on Pearse Road
Left onto Old Warren Road
Right onto Bushee Road
Cross Route 6 and travel diagonally to Old Providence Road, heading north
Right onto Vinnicom Road heading east until it becomes Locust Street
Continue on Locust Street until it becomes Hortinville Road
Continue down Hortinville and turn right onto Milford Road and then left into Covel Estates to the Little League Complex