Rhode Island
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14.1K3James DeWolf, the RI Senator Who Murdered a Slave and Got Away With It
James DeWolf died the second richest man in America after accumulating a fortune from buying, selling and – in one case –...
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16.7K9The 1673 Murder of Rebecca Cornell and the ‘Good Fire’
On the night of February 8, 1673, Thomas Cornell rushed into the sitting room where he had earlier left his mother Rebecca...
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8.5K2The Care and Feeding of Newport Cottages in 1883
In 1883, Newport cottages had yet to reach their grand peak. But the well-established cottagers at the Rhode Island resort presented many...
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11.5K4Six Colonial Homes by Wallace Nutting
Wallace Nutting was a dyspeptic minister so overwhelmed by urban life and modern values that he led countless Americans into a nostalgic...
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38.1K8How To Talk Rhode Island
To talk Rhode Island requires more than a passing knowledge of the expression ‘No school Fosta Glosta’ or the difference between a...
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10.9K3Six (And More) Mothers Who Left a Mark on History
Mothers have always had to balance competing demands, and some of those who did it best made history. Mindful that Mother’s Day...
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