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October 22
Crossing to Sowams, East Providence
October 24
Open House at the Carriage Barn, Ashaway, Hopkinton
The Great New England Vampire Panic, South Kingstown
Fall Foliage Walking Tour, Providence
Johnston Historical Society General Meeting, Johnston
October 25
Bristol Tales of the Slave Trade Walking Tour, Bristol
Hauntings of Linden Place Guided Tour, Bristol
Historic Ties Between Rhode Island, Charleston, and the West Indies, Bristol
October 26
Charlie the Butler's Ghost Party, Cranston
October 26-27
Downcity Providence Food Tour, Providence
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October 22nd in Rhode Island history*
1658
The Massachusetts Bay Colony relinquishes its claim on Pawtuxet and Shawomet. The claim, based on a submission by four Pawtuxet freemen, had been maintained by Massachusetts since 1642.
1777
Colonel Christopher Greene and Rhode Island troops repulse a British attack at Fort Mercer [aka Red Bank], New Jersey. Greene refused to surrender, saying, "We shall defend the fort or make it our tomb."
1792
Isaac Rice, who landscaped Newport's Touro Park and used his Newport home as a station on the Underground Railroad, is born in Narragansett.
1844
Nicolas Gordon's first trial for the murder of Amasa Sprague ends in a hung jury (eight for conviction, four for acquittal). He is bound over to be tried again.
1922
Governor (1963-1969) John H. Chafee is born in Providence.
1965
The Roger Williams National Memorial is authorized by congress.
1974
Rhode Island's population decreased by 30,292 or 3.1 percent in the year ending July 1, 1974, according to United States Census Bureau reports. Almost all of the drop was attributed to the departure of Navy personnel.
