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? June 21 Concert Under the Elms, Providence Providence Gallery Night, Providence God, War, and Providence, Westerly A Monument to Perseverance: The Struggle to Build the Newport Bridge, 1945-1960, Newport Hiking Prudence Island, Bristol Wakefield Riverfire, Wakefield, South Kingstown June 22 Rhode Island in a Day Tour, Providence A Taste of Summer Fundraiser, Narragansett June 22-23 Downcity Providence Food Tour, Providence June 22-24 Newport Neighborhood Food Tour, Newport More events June 21st in Rhode Island history* 1824 A constitutional convention is convened in Newport, and a constitution drafted. 1865 Commercial National Bank (formerly the Commerical Bank of Providence) is organized and granted federal charter #1319.
Facts and folklore Myths and legends of Smith's Castle by Christine Kalina What phantoms linger within these old walls? The Cotton Business in 1835 and Now by Stephen A. Knight A fond farewell to child labor and throstle frames. A Living Museum by Michael Bell History, oral history, and folklore of the Looff Carousel at Crescent Park. Rain of Fish by Edward Dalton What, no loaves? More Facts & Folklore Cuisine Anthony's Seafood, Middletown "Retail, wholesale, eat in, take out!" Newport Creamery, Middletown "Awful Big, Awful Good!" "Drink three, get one free!" Commons Lunch, Little Compton Quaint. Beachead Tavern, Block Island "Hit the 'Head!" Newport Creamery, Coventry "Awful Big, Awful Good!" "Drink three, get one free!" Gray's Ice Cream, Tiverton Four Corners, Tiverton Mmmm... ginger cabinets! More Cuisine	Rhode Island State House, Providence A defective cannon, a fake Liberty Bell, some moon dust, and a convicted felon. Attractions Painted Rock, Block Island The paintball with the crunchy rock center! Grave of Governor Thomas Wilson Dorr, Providence Rhode Island's outlaw governor. Save The Bay Seal Watch Tours, Newport by Kate Peikin For the pinniped voyeurs among us. Rodman's Hollow, Block Island Home of the voles. Point Judith Corrosion Test Facility, Point Judith, Narragansett by Paul Kandarian Low rust, no miles. More Attractions

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