In the 1800s, the land between the Pawtuxet River and what would become Pontiac Avenue comprised the Eddy family farm. Today, ...

As one of the original 13 Colonies, Rhode Island is home to many historic buildings, from libraries to restaurants to schools – and that does not just apply to the state's many long-standing colleges ...

When James N. Arnold was young boy, probably in the 1850s, a friend took him to visit the house where French General Comte de ...

Bristoe Congdon’s child: A “black” man named Bristoe Congdon and several of his children died of tuberculosis in Rhode Island in the 1800s. “The body of one of the children was exhumed ...

They are such a part of Rhode Island's regional cuisine that Redditors ... says clam cakes were a dessert staple at clambakes in the 1800s (via The Providence Journal). They eventually clinched ...

An estimated 1,800 Rhode Island residents were affected by a swath of Electronic Benefits Transfer card thefts in the Providence, Pawtucket and Cranston area during the first week of March, according ...