From the time it was separated from Providence in
1759, Johnston has grown from a sleepy, rural town to
a busy urban center with more than 30,000 residents and
a diversified economy. Much of this growth took place
between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries,
and it is this period that Louis McGowan and the Johnston
Historical Society chronicle in this delightful book.
McGowan and the historical society have assembled
more than 200 wonderful images from their archives and
the private collections of many Johnston residents. The
result is a...