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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 25 Rhode Island Towns and Villages: Post Card Views at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Johnston April 27-28 Downcity Providence Food Tour, Providence April 27-29 Newport Neighborhood Food Tour, Newport April 28 Member Appreciation Evening, Westerly Great Swamp Walk, South Kingstown 20th Annual Pawcatuck River Duck Race, Westerly April 29 Rhode Island Postcard Club meeting, North Providence The Townsend and Goddard Dynasties: Eighteenth-Century Cabinetmaking in Newport, Newport William Smith and his Victrolas, Jamestown April 30 A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz and Swing Musicians, East Providence More events April 25th in Rhode Island history* 1745 The Rhode Island armed sloop Tartar reaches Louisbourg, Cape Breton, during King George's War. 1775 Despite Governor Joseph Wanton's potests, the General Assembly authorizes a 1,500-man army of observation under the command of Nathanael Greene. 1781 General Nathanael Greene takes part in the second battle of Camden, South Carolina. General Nathanael Greene fights in the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina.
Facts and folklore Quahog.org Guide to Rhode Island Language Stuff Whatchoo lookin' at? Kevin Lima by Michelle Houle From Pawtucket to Hollywood! Newport's Portuguese Heritage by Patricia O'Sullivan More than just chouriço and linguiça. The Last Gibbet Cage by Susan Taryn McVicar A South County ghost story. More Facts & Folklore Cuisine Flo's Clam Shack, Island Park, Portsmouth "Famous for clams since 1936." "Closed hurricanes!" Cap'n Jack's, Matunuck, South Kingstown Shore dinner hall of the gods! Monahan's Restaurant, Narragansett "Clam shack by the sea!" Westcott Baking Company Inc., West Warwick "Fine bread products since 1956!" Duck and Bunny, Providence Snuggle up to a weiner surprise! Superior Bakery, Inc., Cranston "Italian bakers since 1948!" More Cuisine	Weiner Genie, Lincoln If wishes were weiners, beggars would eat! Attractions Sin and Flesh Brook, Tiverton River of death! Grave of Mercy L. Brown, Exeter Rhode Island's favorite vampire. Cenotaph of John Wickes, Esq.—INACCESSIBLE, Warwick One man, two graves. Big Milk Can, North Smithfield Crumbling landmark still intrigues. Grave of General Ambrose Everett Burnside, Providence The 1970s owe him so much. More Attractions

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