RhodeIsland Red — Rhode Island Red n. Any of an American breed of domestic fowls having dark reddish brown feathers. * * * … Universalium
William Vernon — (January 17, 1719 ndash; December 22, 1806) of Newport, Rhode Island was a New England trader who played a leading role in the Continental Congress maritime activities during the American Revolution. As president of the Eastern Navy Board during… … Wikipedia
Block Island — Infobox Settlement official name = New Shoreham, Rhode Island settlement type = Town nickname = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision type1 = State subdivision… … Wikipedia
Stone Bridge (Rhode Island) — The Stone Bridge was a bridge in Rhode Island that carried RI 138 over the Sakonnet River between Portsmouth and Tiverton. It was destroyed by Hurricane Carol in 1954, and replaced in 1956 by the Sakonnet River Bridge, located 0.8 mi (1.3 km) to… … Wikipedia
Sakonnet River Bridge — Infobox Bridge bridge name = Sakonnet River Bridge caption = Sakonnet River Bridge, 2005 official name = carries = crosses = Sakonnet River locale = between Portsmouth and Tiverton maint = id = design = truss bridge mainspan = length = width =… … Wikipedia
History of Rhode Island — The history of Rhode Island includes Rhode Island history from pre colonial times (1636) to modern day.Pre ColonizationNative American inhabitants, including the Wampanoag, Narragansett and Niantic tribes, occupied most of the area now known as… … Wikipedia
Adamsville, Rhode Island — is a village in Little Compton, Rhode Island settled in 1675.It is home to the Rhode Island Red monument to the state bird. Gray s Store in Adamsville, was built in 1788 and claims to be the oldest operating general store in the United States.… … Wikipedia
Rhode Island — This article is about the U.S. state of Rhode Island. For other uses, see Rhode Island (disambiguation). RI and R.I. redirect here. For other uses, see RI (disambiguation). State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations … Wikipedia
Ell Pond — is a kettle hole in Washington County, Rhode Island. It is surrounded by a swamp of red maple and Atlantic white cypress, and by steep granitic monadnocks. The small area contains communities of both hydrophytic and xeric plants, which makes it… … Wikipedia
Awashonks — (also spelled Awashunckes, Awashunkes or Awasoncks) was a female sachem (chief) of the Sakonnet Indian tribe in Seconet, Rhode Island. She signed the Plymouth Agreement of 1671. She supported Metacomet during King Philip s War, but later made… … Wikipedia
