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The French in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coleman, Peter J. The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790–1860 (1963). online edition; Conley, Patrick T. The Irish in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coughtry, Jay A. The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700–1807 (1981).
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]
Joseph Jenckes Jr. (baptized October 12, 1628 – January 4, 1717), also spelled Jencks and Jenks, was the founder of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he erected a forge in 1671.
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 Rhode ...
Historic trails and roads in Rhode Island (2 C, 1 P) Historical societies in Rhode Island (1 C, 6 P) History museums in Rhode Island (2 C, 14 P) L.
Cops in West Greenwich say Nicholas Arruda, 39, shot wife Danielle and their two young kids to death, then turned his M4-style weapon on himself. Rhode Island dad guns down 7-months pregnant wife ...
Weekes immigrated to England before 1635 and came to Providence as a minor with John Smith, the miller, from Dorchester, Massachusetts.Weekes, whom Roger Williams called a "poor young fellow," joined Williams and three others at a Seekonk River settlement in 1636 before crossing the river to found Providence, Rhode Island.
When I first arrived in Rhode Island in 1988 to follow him (and then Rick O’Brien) at WPRI, I was also going to join Mike doing Big East games on TV – but the Friars’ radio gig presented ...