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? September 30 Food Truck Fridays, Providence September 30-October 1 Haunted Tunnel at Slater Park, Pawtucket September 30-October 2 Block Island Birding Weekend, Block Island October 1 Ultimate Lighthouse Tour, Providence Block Island Archaeology Day, Block Island History and Herb Hike, Saunderstown, North Kingstown 6th Annual Watchemoket Square Day, East Providence 52nd Annual Yankee Steam-Up, East Greenwich 4th Annual Harvest Dinner, Warwick Discover Boundaries and Blacksmithing in Johnston, Providence More events September 29th in Rhode Island history* 1780 General Nathanael Greene is appointed President of the Board to try Major John André, Benedict Arnold's confederate. 1890 Celebration of the Cotton Centenary (the one hundred-year anniversary of the establishment of Slater Mill) begins in Pawtucket. 1948 41,711 Democratic electors cast votes in the state's first primary. 1970 Governor Licht calls the General Assembly into a special one-day session to enact a bill providing extra weeks of benefits to unemployed Rhode Island workers who have exhausted regular jobless compensation.
Facts and folklore aaRussillo vs. aRusso by Christopher Martin That which we call a Russo, by any other name would smell... as sweet? Rhode Island Folklore by Michael Bell The Devil's footprints, shift marriages, May breakfasts, and more! Historical and Genealogical Links and Resources Discover Rhode Island! It's not just the old license plate slogan. 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 Rod's Grill, Warren Award-winning weiners! Commons Lunch, Little Compton Quaint. Del's, Warren "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" Hitching Post, Charlestown Don't be bitter, have a fritter! Del's, North Providence "Stop at the sign of the lemon," "It's refreshingly different!" Wein-O-Rama, Cranston All hail the Rhode Island hot wiener! More Cuisine	Anthony's Seafood, Middletown "Retail, wholesale, eat in, take out!" Attractions Grave of H.P. Lovecraft, Providence The cosmic worms go in, the cosmic worms go out. The Arcade, Providence The nation's oldest indoor shopping mall! Grave of Dr. William P. Rothwell, Pawtucket Post-Mortem Mirth. Point Judith Corrosion Test Facility, Point Judith, Narragansett by Paul Kandarian Low rust, no miles. Clarendon Court Mansion, Newport Murder or mishap? More Attractions

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