Historic Sites
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Brown & Hopkins Country Store Chepachet, Rhode Island
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Rhode Island has a number of historical landmarks that date back to the 1700's. Among... |
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Cardines Field Newport, Rhode Island
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First used as a baseball sandlot in 1908, Cardines Field has hosted baseball in Newport... |
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Foster Preservation Society Foster, Rhode Island
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The society's office is located in the lower level of the old Town House, built by... |
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Hannaway Blacksmith Shop Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Adjacent to the Hearthside House property and Chase Farm Park on Great Road is the 1870... |
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Jamestown Historical Society & Museum Jamestown, Rhode Island
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The society produces four public summer events to promote interest in the Town's history... |
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John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley Woonsocket, Rhode Island
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The Blackstone River runs from Worcester, MA to Providence, RI. Today, the Blackstone... |
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Little Compton Historical Society & Wilbor House Little Compton, Rhode Island
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The town of Little Compton, Rhode Island, was founded by a band of explorers from... |
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Naval War College Museum Newport, Rhode Island
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Located in the former Newport Asylum for the Poor, a National Historic Landmark, the... |
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Old Slater Mill Historic Site Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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Enjoy the exhibits, collections of artifacts, grounds and gallery, research library,... |
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Preservation Society Of Newport County Newport, Rhode Island
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In keeping with its mission, the society strives to offer its members and the public a... |
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Providence City Hall Providence, Rhode Island
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Built in 1878, Providence City Hall remains one of Providence’s most significant... |
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Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission Providence, Rhode Island
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The commission operates a statewide historical preservation program that identifies and... |
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Smith's Castle North Kingstown, Rhode Island
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During the 18th century, large plantations dotted the Narragansett shoreline from... |
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Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
