All posts tagged "Central Falls"
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10.0KBusiness and LaborThe Unmaking of Rhode Island’s Manville Jenckes Mills
In 1923, Senator Henry Lippitt decided it was time for him to retire. At age 66, he had served in the U.S....
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10.3K2Arts and LeisureYou Don’t Have To Be Italian To Love RI Chicken Family Style
Chicken family style evolved in Northern Rhode Island during the Great Depression, and even today people will drive for miles and wait...
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17.3K2New England PlacesSix Places Workers Were Killed in New England
Over the course of New England history many thousands of workers were killed on the job. Some, like Vermont quarry workers, died...
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31.1K6Business and LaborWhen New England Candy Was King: 15 Sweet Facts
New England candy ruled the American confectionery industry from colonial times right through the mid 1900s. Many candy makers made their sugary...
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