Rhode Island
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60.7K206 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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6.8K4Rev. Henry Wight, Father of the Fourth of July
The Rev. Henry Wight is the unlikely inventor of today’s loud and raucous Fourth of July celebrations. A quiet, pious and amiable...
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16.0K96 Revolutionary Taverns
The American Revolution probably wouldn’t have happened had it not been for the Revolutionary taverns where patriots and Loyalists gathered to talk...
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34.5K7Six Revolutionary War Battlefields in New England
Revolutionary War battlefields abound in New England, where, after all, the whole thing began. The patriots fought the British in every colony...
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8.4KWhat They Say in New England About Summer: Epigrams and Folk Wisdom
The summer season inspires far fewer sayings in New England than spring, fall or winter, probably because it’s so short and so...
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16.8K3Happy St. Jean Baptiste Day! Live Free and Eat Poutine!
Many Americans view Bastille Day as the big French holiday, but for Franco-Americans from Canada it’s St. Jean Baptiste Day on June...
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