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Newport is full of history. Take a tour of the city's oldest still-in-use homes
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn a city absolutely packed with history, some of the oldest houses are owned by your next door...
Independent Man to have a return engagement in Rhode Island State House foyer Saturday
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Independent Man is having a housewarming party this Saturday, and the public is invited. The...
Rebellion? Murders? Here are four of the most haunted restaurants in Rhode Island
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAs a New England state with more than its fair share of Colonial-era buildings still in use, it's...
Opinion/Conley: Our lively experiment was the birthplace of American federalism
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBritish ambassador to the United States Lord James Bryce, in his late-19th century analysis of our...
Baby Bonds, $100M history center, 'assault weapon' ban: What RI's state officers want in 2024
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAre you willing to put your tax dollars into "Baby Bonds" for later-in-life use by children born...
Opinion/Chaput: DeSantis claim on slavery points to a need for history education
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoErik Chaput is the co-creator of the Dorr Rebellion Project website:...
South Shore cemeteries are eternal sources of local history. Here are some famous ones
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy opened in 1855, the first person to buy a plot was Charles...
'The Gilded Age' Features These Real-Life Mansions in New York and Rhode Island
House Beautiful via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHere are all of the historic houses featured in The Gilded Age—including The Breakers, Marble House,...
Former RI governor's estate Canonchet Farm is a great nature classroom for a family hike
The Providence Journal via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoNARRAGANSETT — On a hillside overlooking Pettaquamscutt Cove, the shell of a two-story stable with...
Pollution closed this RI beach a century ago. By 2026, it will be open to swimmers again.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEAST PROVIDENCE – In one of the clearest signs yet of the water quality improvements in Narragansett...