William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in America.

Rhode Island's independent streak – it was the only state to reject ratification of the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol in 1920 – dates back to its 17th century ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit against 13 companies over the failure of the Washington Bridge, alleging they failed to identify and address “worsening structural ...

Before America was its own country, it was comprised of 13 Colonies established by the Brits: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania ...

In an attempt to recoup any money Rhode Island will owe to others for rerouting ... of Transportation filed a lawsuit Aug. 16 against 13 engineers and contractors that had inspected or performed ...

[3] Britain influenced the colonies more than any other country ... Hanging was the usual sentence. Rhode Island was probably the only colony which decreased the number of capital crimes in ...

Historical Facts & Myths About America’s Birthday Since the Fourth of July, (which I call Independence Day) is one of my ...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is now at “high risk level” for mosquito-borne illnesses statewide, officials said, after the state’s first case this season of eastern equine encephalitis ...

Those majestic creatures of destruction and descendants of dinos get their weekend in the limelight at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Raptor Weekend Sept. 7 and 8. Owls, hawks ...

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