Dyer Island (Rhode Island)
The island lies between Melville and Prudence Island and is uninhabited and has a land area of 0.12 km² (29.65 acres) and is only 13 feet above sea level.William Dyer was one of the founders of Rhode Island, and in 1638 he sailed past the island and requested that it be granted to him, which was done according to Roger Williams and other affiants.[1] William Dyer died in 1676 in Newport, Rhode Island.Upon his death the island comprising some 29 acres (0.12 km2); was given to his son William.[2][3] In 2001 the Island was purchased by the state of Rhode Island and is now part of the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, as well as JDSinc.