Two Rhode Island patriots signed the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. Here's who they are, and how to visit their ...

“ THE meaning of Rhode Island ” implies a problem, the solution of which is attempted in every comprehensive work on American history, but which still remains a problem to those who are trying to ...

PROVIDENCE — The story goes that on May 4, 1776, Rhode Island, which already had a bit of a reputation, thanks to its radical religious dissent from the Puritans up north in Massachusetts Bay Colony, ...

Rhode Island's government once rotated among five historic state houses. Explore their unique past and learn how to visit ...

Take a self-guided tour that explores Providence’s Black history from the early days of the Rhode Island colony to today. The city’s Early Black History Walking Tour provides insight into the city’s ...

Is May 4 Rhode Island Independence Day? Some calendars might say so, but, in short, not really. It is the 246th anniversary of passage of the Rhode Island Act of Renunciation on May 4, 1776. The act ...

Binder's title: Rhode Island colonial records. siris_sil_260954 ...

British ambassador to the United States Lord James Bryce, in his late-19th century analysis of our political institutions, "The American Commonwealth," called Rhode Island the American state “which ...

Rhode Island is a state in the New England region and is the smallest U.S. state by land area. It is among the most densely ...