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Rhode Island (state) facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...  The state has 38 islands, the largest being Aquidneck (Rhode Island), with an area of ... Providence, the capital, is the leading city, with an estimated population in 2004 of ... In Newport stands the oldest synagogue (1763) and the oldest Quaker ... The principal trends in 19th-century Rhode Island were industrialization,...
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Rhode Island - U.S. States - HISTORY.com  Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in 1636, who had been banished ... During the colonial period, Newport was a major hub for shipping and trade, and in the 19th century Rhode ... Capital: Providence ... Indians and founded the first permanent white settlement in Providence in 1636. ... A+E Networks Corp.
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Newport, Rhode Island - Wikipedia  Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. ... The city is the county seat of Newport County (a county that no longer has any governmental functions other than court administrative and .... Nowadays Newport continues to be famous for its 19th-century "Newport Mansions".
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Rhode Island | history - geography - state, United States | Britannica ...  Jan 6, 2015 ... Rhode Island, officially The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, ... of the 18th centuryon which the wealth of Newport, Bristol, and Providence ... of the capital for the industrial development of the state in the 19th century. .... In the 19th century the shores of Rhode Island had so many resorts,...
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Rhode Island: Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag, Tree ...  Largest county by population and area: Providence, 626,667 (2010); Providence, ... From its beginnings, Rhode Island has been distinguished by its support for ... who founded Pocasset, now Portsmouth, in 1638 and Newport in 1639. ... Newport became famous as the summer capital of high society in the mid-19th century.
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Colonial Williamsburg  - Mr. Nussbaum  Introduction | Duke of Gloucester Street | Capitol | Governor's Palace | Palace Green ... for a second time in Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia colony was moved to ... such as Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson voiced their ... Inside the gates to the palace were two large one and a half story brick...
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Three Capital Cities Locations for Virginia's capitals, 1607 - present  In 1779 during the Revolutionary War, the Virginia General Assembly voted favorably ... the State House complex, was burned in 1676 during Bacon's Rebellion. ... The capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond in 1780, and occupied it's...
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A Growing National Economy - AP U.S. History Topic Outlines ...  Between 1790 and 1820, the population of the United States more than ... By 1850, the Irish made up over half the populations of Boston and New York City. ... He contracted with a merchant-manufacturer in Rhode Island to build the ... By 1820, several major canneries were in full production in Boston and New York.
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Historic Homes & Sites - Rhode Island - Places to Visit  Exhibits feature information about life in the area in the 18th and 19th century, particularly relating to marine issues. ... A Victorian mansion built in 1865, it is a National Historic Landmark. .... Long Wharf, Thames Street and America's Cup Avenue Newport, RI Phone: .... Flying Horse Carousel .... State Capitol of Rhode Island.
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Touro Synagogue | The Descendants, Rhode Island and 18th Century  Touro Synagogue - 1763, is the oldest synagogue in the United States. ... Newport, Rhode Island | 24 Small New England Towns You Absolutely Need To Visit .... New England Vacation, New England Places To Visit, New England Hikes, New ..... the only surviving synagogue building in the U.S. dating to the colonial era.
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Hartford and New Haven: A Tale of Two Capitals ...  Before the expense of having two capital cities became too great, both Hartford and New Haven served that function. Hartford became the sole capital in 1875. ... with its colonial past were cleared from New Haven's historical landscape.
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The Providence Journal - Wikipedia  The Providence Journal, nicknamed the ProJo, is a daily newspaper serving the metropolitan area of Providence, Rhode Island and is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island. The newspaper was first published in 1829 and is the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in the United States. ... In the next few decades the paper was sold to new owners several times,...
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Newport News: Origin of the Name - JStor  form: William Stith, The History of the First Discovery and Settleme of Virginia, 1747 ... of Captain Christopher Newport, who was so active in the settlement the Virginia colony .... in sole charge of the transportation of 150 men to Virginia in the SARAH. CONSTANT, the GOODSPEED, and the DISCOVERY, which resulted.
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Newport, Rhode Island - Wikipedia  Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The City of Newport is located approximately 37 miles (60 km) south-east of ... In 1663 the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations received its ..... The International Tennis Hall of Fame is also located in Newport.
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Timeline of Hartford, Connecticut - Wikipedia  The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hartford, Connecticut, USA. This is a ... 1662  Hartford serving as capital of Connecticut Colony. ... 1701  Hartford and New Haven designated joint capitals of Connecticut Colony. ..... 1866  1867  1868  1869  1870  1871  1872  1873  1874  1875  1876  1877  1878...
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Free Flashcards about CITIES - StudyStack  NOT ONLY IS IT ONE OF THE MOST POPULOUS CITIES IN THE WORLD, IT IS ..... ONCE THE SITE OF A UTOPIAN COMMUNITY, TODAY IT'S FAMOUS FOR ITS .... NEW HAVEN & THIS CITY WERE TWIN CAPITALS OF CT FROM 1701 TO ..... THIS 2ND-LARGEST OREGON CITY IS NAMED FOR 1 OF ITS SETTLERS,...
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Passenger Ships - 19th Century - GlobalSecurity.org  Jul 7, 2011 ... By 1840 there were several lines of sailing vessels in operation between ... The Britannia carried ninety cabin passengers on her first trip, departing ... The first iron transatlantic screw steam-ship was the City of Glasgow, built on .... before any of the wellknown passenger lines ventured to use it, and its first...
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Early Settlers In Rhode Island | The Joseph Bucklin Society  He was known in his time as intelligent, with a collection of books that was probably the largest ... Coddington to the southern tip of Aquidneck Island, where he established Newport in 1639. ... Harris was one of the first settlers of Providence in 1636, one of the twelve to whom Williams ... We have no permanent endowment.
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Timeline  Colonies 1600-1799 | The Joseph Bucklin Society  1634: William Blackstone was the first Rhode Island settler, in the area now known as ... Plantation and Rhode Island settlements as a formal colony of England.) ... 1643. By this time most towns in the Plymouth and Massachusetts colonies were .... In any case, it causes King George to lose whatever sympathy he may have...
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Ri History - Rhode Island - Nellie M. Gorbea - Secretary of State  Sailing to Rhode Island in 1524, Verrazano "discovered an island in the form of a ... No other significant recorded visits were made to Rhode Island until 1614, when ... Beginning in 1620, settlers from Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay ... with its weak central government, but when the movement to strengthen that...
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State Capitol Buildings, Statues of Men at the Top  Over a hundred years earlier, there was a bronze statue of Ceres being ordered ... The motto might seem strange, unless you know some of the history of Kansas. .... of Rhode Island was settled on, with the Independent Man representing Rhode ... of the State of Rhode Island and the City of Providence, on the capitol dome.