Quahog.org: The definitive Rhode Island road trip

Welcome to Quahog.org, the definitive Rhode Island road trip This site is a guide to the Ocean State’s history, culture, and quirks. Here you will find articles on much of what makes Rhode Island Rhode Island. Continued… Related: Quahog.org in the news • Staff • Submissions		Events Calendar RSS iCal Huh? January 27 Candlelight Tour with Harle Tinney, Newport January 28 Ghost Tour with Harle Tinney, Newport Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop, Bristol January 29 Rhea's Random Reflections, Woonsocket Train Ride on Old Colony and Newport Railway, Newport Colonial Reenactor Tours, Smithfield Narrow River: Past and Present, Narragansett February 2 Lecture: Catholics in Antebellum Newport, Newport Annual Block Island Census, Block Island February 4 Winter Guided Walk on Neutaconkanut Hill, Providence More events January 27th in Rhode Island history 1676 Narragansett Indians loot Warwick. 1746 The eastern boundary is adjusted under a decree from the King of England, and Rhode Island gains Barrington, Bristol, Cumberland (formerly Attleboro Gore, renamed in honor of William, Duke of Cumberland), Little Compton, Tiverton, and Warren. Parts of Swansea and Rehoboth are added to Barrington on the north and east by the new boundary line. Part of this addition's name is changed to Warren in honor of Sir Peter Warren, Admiral of the British Navy. The towns of Little Compton, Tiverton, and Warren are incorporated. Date is uncertain—it may have been 1747. 1950 The State Auditorium in the Veterans' Memorial Building in Providence is dedicated.
Facts and folklore Quahogenstein A compendium of odd facts, audacious anecdotes, goofy photos, and random flotsam. Rhode Island Folklore by Michael Bell The Devil's footprints, shift marriages, May breakfasts, and more! ...For Fear We Should Be Caught Asleep by Anita Rafael Excerpts from the diary of Mary Gould Almy, August 1778. Notable Rhode Islanders From the Amazing Royal Crowns to Eddie Zack, Rhode Islanders flavor the world! More Facts & Folklore Cuisine Del's, Watch Hill, Westerly "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" Zaccagnini's Fine Cakes and Pastries, Cranston The Wonderbread of pizza strips! Del's, North Kingstown "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" Del's, Cumberland "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" Newport Creamery, Newport "Awful Big, Awful Good!" "Drink three, get one free!" New England Frozen Lemonade and Refreshments, Warwick "All natural!" More Cuisine	Crugnale Bakery and Pizza, Providence "Quality baked bread since 1917." And pizza strips! Attractions Fort Therapy, Block Island The silence to discover your own small, still voice. Rhode Island State House, Providence A defective cannon, a fake Liberty Bell, some moon dust, and a convicted felon. Rhode Island Red Commemorative Monument, Adamsville, Little Compton Eugenics is not a dirty word. Nibbles Woodaway, Providence Rhode Island's favorite wood-boring pest. Grave of General Ambrose Everett Burnside, Providence The 1970s owe him so much. More Attractions

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