Rhode Island
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16.0K4Pasta la Vista – F.P. Ventrone Sparks the Providence Macaroni Riots
The summer of 1914 was a flash-point for the Italian immigrant families living in Providence, R.I. Squeezed on one side by an...
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58.1K12The Six Oldest Restaurants in New England
The six oldest restaurants in New England include taverns that served hungry travelers and a diner that fed mill workers after their...
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14.1K4Roger Williams Pardoned in Massachusetts but Doesn’t Return
In 1936 Rhode Island was planning to celebrate its Tercentenary. It seemed only fitting that the state should get its founder out...
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35.4K13Six Revere Bells
What better way to ring in the New Year than with Revere bells – especially since Paul Revere was born on Jan....
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15.7KA Christmas First for New England? Each State Can Claim One.
New England is as unlikely a place as there is to celebrate a Christmas first. After all, Puritans in Massachusetts and Connecticut...
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11.0K4In 1774 the Newport Circus is Torn Down
In the 1770s, as America pressed toward revolution, there was still time for leisure – for the wealthy, at least. And the...
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