Rhode Island
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26.5K16Six Prohibition Speakeasies You Can Still Visit
When the 18th Amendment to the Constitution took effect on January 17, 1920, New England’s taverns suddenly became speakeasies. Law enforcement couldn’t...
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9.1K3William Barton Goes From Hero to Deadbeat and Back
Rhode Island’s Col. William Barton seized his place in history in July of 1777 when he slipped into Middletown, R.I. He passed more...
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7.4K6 Historic Boat Rides
Early American history is inextricably linked with maritime history, and there’s no better way to get a feel for it than to...
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31.4K96 Stops on the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of people who hid fugitives from slavery in their homes during the day. At night they...
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7.5KRochambeau Comes To Help the Revolution, Gets a Cold Shoulder
When le Comte Rochambeau and his 6,000 men sailed into Newport Harbor on the afternoon of July 11, 1780, they expected...
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60.6K206 of the Oldest Houses in New England
To make a claim for the oldest houses in New England inevitably invites controversy. The region has plenty of very old houses,...
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