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Newport launches Semiquincentennial events, celebrates the city’s underrated role in the American Revolution
Well, the celebration begins in earnest Friday in Newport when the Newport Historical Society hosts Two Lights for Liberty in ...
Native American names extend the earthquake history of northeastern North America
In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts, left colonists stumbling from the strong ...
Can a Royal Charter provision shield Rhode Island from Trump’s tariffs?
Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...
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No need for a compass. Here's why some RI towns have directions in their names
At that point, the Connecticut colony attempted to usurp portions of present-day Rhode Island, issuing a proclamation that they had gained the land by conquest during the war. The Rhode Island General ...
Could RI shirk Trump's tariffs and become a free trade zone? One lawmaker's pitch.
Rep. Joseph McNamara believes that the 1663 royal charter allows Rhode Island to avoid federal tariffs on cars and other ...
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RI Department of State announces Rhode Island Independence Day Commemoration
Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the RI Department of State today announced that the State House will once again be open ...
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For the birds: The debate over Gould Island's future and what it means for nesting birds
The first colony appeared a decade later in the Sakonnet River. The great black-backed gull, another bird that hadn’t previously nested in the state, began breeding in Rhode Island in 1944 ...
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20 Top Things to Do in Rhode Island
Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the U.S ... that ride along the tracks of the Old Colony Railroad, built in 1862. With mostly flat terrain, the ride is easy, fun and comfortable ...