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? July 30 Windmill Wednesdays, Middletown July 31 Summer Jazz Clambake, Middletown August 1-2 Little Compton Antiques Festival, Little Compton August 1-3 60th Newport Jazz Festival, Newport 30th Annual Charlestown Chamber Seafood Festival, Charlestown August 2 Breakfast in the Barnyard, Bristol Historic Foodways and Hearth Cooking Workshop, Bristol August 3 American Girl Doll Garden Party, Lincoln August 5 Guided Historic/Architectural Tour of the Library, Providence Landscape History and Garden Tour, Newport More events July 30th in Rhode Island history 1716 Portsmouth orders a new school house. 1992 Governor Sundlun signs into law a bill that names the Newport Bridge after Claiborne Pell (United States senator 1961-1997).
Facts and folklore The Cotton Business in 1835 and Now by Stephen A. Knight A fond farewell to child labor and throstle frames. Notable Rhode Islanders From the Amazing Royal Crowns to Eddie Zack, Rhode Islanders flavor the world! There once was a man from Pawtucket Who rhymed naughty words like "suck it!" White Horse Tavern Ghost Stories as told by Anita Rafael More than one kind of spirit at one of America's oldest taverns. More Facts & Folklore Cuisine Cool Corner Creamery, Woonsocket Savor slowly your cabinet! Blount Clam Shack, Warren "Home of the giant lobster roll!" Newport Creamery, Barrington "Awful Big, Awful Good!" "Drink three, get one free!" New England Frozen Lemonade and Refreshments, Providence "All natural!" Sparky's Coney Island System, East Providence Oh yeah, Sparky's got a weiner for you! Station House Restaurant, West Kingston, South Kingstown Authentic but elusive! More Cuisine	Del's, Johnston "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" Attractions Providence House, Providence Quirky drama spotlights the Renaissance City. Swan Point Cemetery, Providence The aesthetics of death. Grave of Pookie, Portsmouth Lucky dog. Cobble Rock, North Smithfield A loss of balance leads from fame to forgotten. Narragansett Indian Monument, Narragansett As seen in Ripley's Believe It or Not! More Attractions

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