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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? February 28 4th Annual Seawall Splash, Warwick Savoring Federal Hill: An Insider's Culinary Tour, Providence 12th Annual Providence Preservation Society Winter Bash, Providence 23rd Annual Cajun and Zydeco Mardi Gras Ball, Cranston Home and Hearth Workshop: Lip Balms and Herbal Remedies, Bristol March 1 A Jazz-age Evening, Bristol Ranger Days: Rhode Island Disasters, Woonsocket March 4 Seal Watch on Prudence Island, Bristol March 7 Seals, Birds, and the History of Prudence Island, Bristol 33rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, Pawtucket More events February 26th in Rhode Island history 1722 Kings Towne is divided and incorporated into the towns of North and South Kingstown. The act provides that North Kingstown should be the older town. [The date is uncertain—it may have been 1723]. 1971 The Rhode Island Senate, by a vote of 26 to 24, passes the first personal income tax in the state's history. 1972 Bishop Louis E. Gelineau is consecrated the sixth bishop of Providence.
Facts and folklore Rhode Island's Invisible Landmarks by Michael Bell A rumination on things that Used to Be There. Old Stone Snowbound The heart of the corporate machine beats with compassion. Chopmist Hill and the United Nations by Barbara Sarkesian More proof that Rhode Island is often mistaken for the center of the world. Rhode Island in the Limelight: Television Which city was described as a pit? Where did Agent Mulder's family spend their summers? More Facts & Folklore Cuisine Del's, Woonsocket "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" Main Street 2000 Restaurant, Woonsocket Taste the future! Newport Creamery, North Kingstown "Awful Big, Awful Good!" "Drink three, get one free!" Crugnale Bakery and Pizza, North Providence "Quality baked bread since 1917." And pizza strips! Solitro's Bakery, Knightsville, Cranston Old-world craftsmanship in every bite! Del's, North Kingstown "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" More Cuisine	Gray's Ice Cream, Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton Mmmm... ginger cabinets! Attractions Jackson-Carter Memorial, South Kingstown Cain, meet Abel. Grave of Stephen Hopkins, Providence Ten-time Governor of Rhode Island; signer of the Declaration of Independence. Yacht Club Bottling Works, Centerdale, North Providence by Tracey Minkin Time in a bottle. Newport Butterfly Zoo, Tiverton Butterflies aren't free. Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America, Providence Way to demonstrate commitment, Roger. More Attractions

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