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January 23
Newport History Walking Tours, Newport
January 30
Newport History Walking Tours, Newport
February 11
Newport Gallery Night, Newport
February 13
Heritage Hike: Harkness Conservation Area, Forestdale, North Smithfield
February 28
Stories of the South County Fisherman, Narragansett
March 11
Newport Gallery Night, Newport
March 13
Heritage Hike: Harkness Conservation Area, Forestdale, North Smithfield
March 19
My Life in a Lighthouse, Riverside, East Providence
March 28
The Ospreys of Narrow River, Narragansett
April 8
Newport Gallery Night, Newport
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January 23rd in Rhode Island history*
1820
Elijah Ormsbee, the inventor of an early steam-powered boat, dubbed the The Experiment, dies in Providence. Instead of paddle wheels his boat had hinged duck-like paddles that folded up on the forward stroke.
1861
The eastern boundary line of Rhode Island is settled with Massachusetts. The Attleboros and part of Pawtucket are traded to Massachusetts for East Providence.
1879
The new building for the Rhode Island Normal School is dedicated. The same building was formerly Providence High School. [Later it was the home of the Supreme Court until it moved to the Providence County Court House].
1904
The Washington National Bank of Westerly (Charter #952) is reorganized as the Washington Trust Company.
1931
Captain Isaac E. Emerson, the Bromo-Seltzer King, dies at 71 years old. Whitehall in Narragansett was one of his many estates.
1976
The temperature today, -13 degrees, is the lowest on record in the state.
