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Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.It lies immediately west of the city's Downtown, across Interstate 95.Since the late 19th century, Federal Hill has been an enclave of Providence's Italian American community; today the neighborhood is noted for its abundance of Italian restaurants, markets, and cultural establishments.
PROVIDENCE – The owner of a popular nail salon chain in Rhode Island has been ordered to pay current and former workers $753,500 in back wages and damages for a persistent pattern of “callous ...
William W. Moss (1872 – December 17, 1949) was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from January 1935 to January 1948. Born in Stonington, Connecticut , Moss received his undergraduate degree from Brown University in 1891 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1898. [ 1 ]
The original architect of the Roger Mowry Tavern is not known for certain. Robert A. Geake's book Historic Taverns of Rhode Island suggests it may have been the work of William Carpenter and the mason John Smith. [3] The original house began as a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story stone ender with a single 16 feet (4.9 m) by roughly 17 feet (5.2 m) fire room.
According to the Providence Plan, a local nonprofit aimed at improving city life, today 48.4% of residents are Hispanic, 33.6% are white, 10.6% are African-American, 5% are Asian, and nearly 2% are Native Americans. 64% of children under the age of six speak a language other than English as their primary language. [2]
[4] This area is not recognized as one of Providence's 25 official neighborhoods. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] The Hospital District, a non-residential area within Upper South Providence is similarly unrecognized. The oldest, highest density neighborhoods are either those close to Downtown or proximate to the Woonasquatucket River , which provided a power ...
Map of Providence in 1823, one year before the Hard Scrabble Riot. The Trial took place in September 1824 under the direction of Chief Justice Thomas Mann.Of the at least 40 rioters present only 8 were identified charged for the crime: Oliver Cummins, Joseph Butler Jr., Nathaniel G. Metcalf, Amos Chaffee, John Sherman, Gilbert Humes, Arthur Farrier, James Gibbs, Ezra Hubbard, and William Taylor.
The College Hill Historic District is located in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District on December 30, 1970. The College Hill local historic district, established in 1960 (and expanded in 1990), partially overlaps the national landmark district.