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? August 15 Adult Blacksmithing Workshop, Narragansett New England Lobster Boil and Sunset Sail on Schooner Aurora, Newport August 7 Murder and Mayhem in the South Coast, Tiverton August 15 Wednesday Walk-Arounds: A Guided Tour of Blithewold, Bristol Hermit Crab Races, Misquamicut, Westerly August 16 Providence Gallery Night, Providence Wakefield Endless Summer II—2nd Annual Luau Celebration, Wakefield, South Kingstown Wakefield Riverfire, Wakefield, South Kingstown August 17 Ida Lewis Distance Race, Newport August 17-19 91st Annual Greek Festival, Pawtucket More events August 15th in Rhode Island history* 1864 One state constitutional amendment allowing absentee military personnel to vote is adopted, while one allowing naturalized military personnel to vote and another establishing a poll tax are rejected. 1901 National Phenix Bank of Westerly (Charter #1169) is absorbed by the Washington Trust Company. 1945 Governor J. Howard McGrath issues a V-J Day proclamation suspending all business activity. 2006 Doug White, known as much for his helmet of hair as for his twenty-eight years of steady achoring behind the desk of Channel 10 News, dies after a bout with cancer. He was 61.
Facts and folklore The Ring Cycle by Paul Kandarian Think boxer Vinny Paz is a tough guy? You haven't met his dad, Angelo the Barber. Esek by Glenn Laxton From Peace Dale to a Confederate Prison. Chopmist Hill and the United Nations by Barbara Sarkesian More proof that Rhode Island is often mistaken for the center of the world. ...For Fear We Should Be Caught Asleep by Anita Rafael Excerpts from the diary of Mary Gould Almy, August 1778. More Facts & Folklore Cuisine Quito's, Bristol "Wholesome, fresh, and flavorful!" Snoopy's Diner, North Kingstown Classic diner architecture at its best! Sam's New York System, North Providence "The boss with the sauce!" Calvitto's Pizza and Bakery, Cranston Pizza strips to die for! Beachead Tavern, Block Island "Hit the 'Head!" Del's, Warren "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" More Cuisine	Commons Lunch, Little Compton Quaint. Attractions Aardvark Antiques, Newport Knickknacks of the rich and famous! Former Condom Hut—DEMOLISHED, Knightsville, Cranston Drive-thru population control. Big Rooster, Providence Big wings, big thighs, big breasts, oh my! Grave of General Ambrose Everett Burnside, Providence The 1970s owe him so much. Big Hand Truck, Johnston Just can't get enough of that big, big stuff! More Attractions

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