Taylor Swift did not marry in Rhode Island. Fans showed up anyway

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Singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's 1,022 sq m home in Watch Hill was purchased in 2013 for US$17.75 million.

Singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's 1,022 sq m home in Watch Hill was purchased in 2013 for US$17.75 million.

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Madison Malone Kircher

WESTERLY, Rhode Island – “She’s here,” said Lisa King as she hustled alongside her 13-year-old daughter, Sierra, towards a local lighthouse on a gloriously sunny Saturday afternoon.

The “here” was Watch Hill in the US, the affluent seaside neighbourhood in Westerly, Rhode Island, replete with members-only clubs, Gilded Age mansions and ample souvenir shops selling crew neck sweatshirts and nautical keepsakes.

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