All posts tagged "ri"
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24.2K7ConnecticutSix Historic One-Room Schoolhouses
Thousands of one-room schoolhouses once educated New England children, some well into the 20th century. Small, utilitarian buildings, they usually lacked plumbing...
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10.1K3Politics and MilitaryThe Surprising German U-boat Visit to Newport, RI, During WWI
A surprise German U-boat visit to Newport Harbor during World War I started with pleasantries and ended with mayhem just south of...
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18.5K1New England PlacesSix Lovers Leaps in New England
Lovers leaps are nearly always found in isolated spots where a fall could kill you. They tend to inspire tales of romantic...
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8.3KCrime and ScandalThe Hypnotized Bride of 1908 – Madelon Kenmore Looker Coburn Le Compte
In 1908, police in New Hampshire drew up a complaint against Madelon Kenmore, a woman they knew as Madelon Coburn. The charge...
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7.5KConnecticutThe Revolutionary Holidays You May or May Not Celebrate
Revolutionary holidays didn’t start and end with Independence Day. When the Revolutionary War ended, Trumbull, Conn., celebrated with A Great Jubilee Day...
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5.7K2Arts 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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5.2KRhode IslandGeorge Berkeley, World-Famous Philosopher, Moves to the Wilds of RI in 1729
Bishop George Berkeley was a world famous Anglo-Irish philosopher by the time he stepped onto dry land in Newport, R.I., on Jan. 23, 1729....
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12.0K3Rhode IslandJames 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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5.9K1New England PlacesSix Historic Fourth of July Celebrations
The Fourth of July has been celebrated with feasting, fireworks and festivity since Boston shot off cannons on the first anniversary of...
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34.2K8Arts and LeisureHow 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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