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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? April 10 Heritage Hike: Harkness Conservation Area, Forestdale, North Smithfield April 10-11 Newport History Walking Tours, Newport April 11 East Providence Historical Society Open House, Rumford, East Providence April 17-18 Newport History Walking Tours, Newport April 24 Great Coats and Greatcoats, Seasonal Wardrobes in the Eighteenth Century, Newport Stone Walls Walk and Talk, Bristol Run for the Lighthouse, Riverside, East Providence April 24-25 Newport History Walking Tours, Newport May 1-9 Celebrate Spring with Tulips!, Exeter May 1 Derby Day Party, Bristol More events April 10th in Rhode Island history* 1794 Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry [who will open Japanese ports to world trade in 1854], is born in Newport. 1905 National Landholders Bank of Kingston (Charter #1158) is reorganized as the Kingston Trust Company. 1928 Narragansett's Wayside Inn opens. 1942 An Emergency Defense Act is signed giving wartime powers to the Governor and the Council of Defense. 2016 Cranston's Edgewood Yacht Club "breaks ground" on a new clubhouse. The old clubhouse burned down when it was struck by lightning during a blizzard in January 2011.
Facts and folklore Rhode Island's Invisible Landmarks by Michael Bell A rumination on things that Used to Be There. The Station Fire A horrifying tragedy. Historical and Genealogical Links and Resources Discover Rhode Island! It's not just the old license plate slogan. Where Have All the Frontons Gone? by Tim Lehnert Once upon a time there was jai alai in Newport. More Facts & Folklore Cuisine Wright's Dairy Farm and Bakery, North Smithfield Farm-fresh coffee milk and so much more! Monahan's Restaurant, Narragansett "Clam shack by the sea!" Len's Haven, Pawtucket Food for kids and their grown-ups! Newport Creamery, Barrington "Awful Big, Awful Good!" "Drink three, get one free!" PERMANENTLY CLOSED—Oatley's Family Restaurant, North Kingstown I love the smell of weiners in my car in the morning! Arruda's Dairy Farms, Tiverton Coffee milk so fresh it moos! More Cuisine	Gelina's Ice Cream Factory, Coventry Thick thick thick! Attractions Grave of General Ambrose Everett Burnside, Providence The 1970s owe him so much. The Westerly Armory, Westerly by Colonel Howard F. Brown and Professor Roberta Mudge Humble An old soldier with a modern mission. Save The Bay Seal Watch Tours, Newport by Kate Peikin For the pinniped voyeurs among us. Grave of Pookie—FLATTENED, Portsmouth Lucky dog. Big Milk Can, North Smithfield Crumbling landmark still intrigues. More Attractions

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