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Rhode Island History; Rhode Island Naval History; History of Rhode Island (1853; full text online) State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations at the end of the century by Edward Field (ed.). History of the state, published in 1902. (Full text available online.) 1663 charter Archived 2010-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
The Potter Pond Archeological District is a large complex of archaeological sites in coastal South Kingstown, Rhode Island.The area is roughly bounded by United States Route 1, Point Judith Pond, Matunuck Beach Road, and the south coast, and includes 22 archaeologically significant sites dating from the Late Archaic through the Late Woodland periods.
The mascot's 13 whiskers represent the Ocean State's history as the 13th state to sign the U.S. Constitution.
Rhode Island Hospital founded. [2] 1865 Rhode Island Locomotive Works produced 3,400 steam locomotives until closed in 1899. Population: 54,595. 1866 - Providence receives state approval to tap the Pawtuxet River as a source of drinking water [55] 1867 Young Women's Christian Association organized. [33] Babcock & Wilcox founded. [56] 1868
History of slavery in Rhode Island; English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1663–1686 King Philip's War, 1675–1676; English Dominion of New-England in America, 1686–1689; English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1689–1707; British Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1707–1776
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Clayville Historic District is an 81-acre (33 ha) historic district in Foster and Scituate, Rhode Island. The district encompasses the heart of the village of Clayville, a small 19th-century mill village. It is centered on the junction of Plainfield Pike, Field Hill Road, and Victory Highway near the Clayville Mill pond, and is roughly bisected ...