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? December 12 Christmas at Blithewold: Highlights of the Holidays Tours, Bristol Newport Gallery Night, Newport Kidnapping the Enemy, Newport December 12-14 Holiday Lantern Tour, Newport December 13 Blackstone Valley Polar Express, Woonsocket December 13-14 Library Booksale, Smithfield December 14 Christmas Open House, Warren UnDecked Halls: A Glimpse Behind the Shutters at Rough Point, Newport Blackstone Valley Polar Express, Woonsocket Breakfast with Santa, North Providence More events December 12th in Rhode Island history 1758 Providence's first county courthouse, a two-story wooden structure that was built on Meeting Street in 1730-1731, and known as Colony House, is destroyed by fire. 1774 H.M.S. Rose arrives in Newport to impose anti-smuggling laws. 1946 Local writer and illustrator David Macaulay, whose books (Cathedral, City, Pyramid, Mill, The New Way Things Work, Unbuilding) help make the intricacies of physics and architecture more accessible to the general public, is born in England. 1965 Representative James H. Kiernan, of Providence, lies in state in the State House rotunda after 51 years of service in the House of Representatives.
Facts and folklore Rhode Island as a Unit of Measure Bigger than a breadbox, smaller than the universe! Lucy Wall Reynolds by Tim Cranston A young girl's sewing project reveals a woman's life. Rhode Island Treasures The Ocean State showcases the coolest stuff from its attic. The Beginnings of Labor Day in Rhode Island by D. Scott Molloy It wasn't always just another day off. More Facts & Folklore Cuisine John's New York Systems, Providence A weiner in the hand is worth two on the grill! George's Grill New York System, Cranston Where men are men and weiners are weiners! Sam's New York System, North Providence Can you hear the weiners? They're callin' your name! Cabinets, too! Michael's Jeloteria and Ice Cream Factory, Coventry Thick thick thick! Iggy's Doughboys and Chowder House, Warwick "It's always summer at Iggy's!" Del's, East Providence "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" More Cuisine	Hope Diner, Bristol "Don't be a dope! Eat at the Hope!" Attractions Smith-Appleby House Museum, Smithfield Tracing the roots of a Smithfield treasure. Old Stone Mill, Newport Built by ancient astronauts? Allie's Donuts, North Kingstown It's not a dream—it's Allie's! Piazza Marconi, Johnston A signal honor. Point Judith Corrosion Test Facility, Point Judith, Narragansett by Paul Kandarian Low rust, no miles. More Attractions

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