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Johnston is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 29,568 at the 2020 census. Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House (1691), a stone-ender museum, [3] and the only landfill in Rhode Island. Incorporated on March 6, 1759, Johnston was named for the colonial attorney general, Augustus Johnston. [4] [5]
Johnston Public Library has a new director. The city announced in a news release that Holly Sealine will be the new director of Johnston's library. She will begin her new role on May 31.
Location of Providence County in Rhode Island. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
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By July 2004, the Providence Public Library had cut 21 librarians and 14 clerical workers and slashed hours at the Central Library, eliminating all Saturday hours and most weekday evening hours.
The Clemence–Irons House (also known as the Edward Manton House) is a historic house located in Johnston, Rhode Island.It was built by Richard Clemence in 1691 and is a rare surviving example of a "stone ender", a building type first developed in the western part of England and common in colonial Rhode Island.
The library was established in 1836 as a merger between two earlier subscription libraries: The Providence Library Company, founded in 1753, and the Providence Athenaeum, founded in 1831. It became "The Providence Athenaeum" by amendment to its charter in 1850.
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