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Narragansett Bay

  • Providence, Rhode IslandRoger Williams arrived in the area that would become Providence in June 1636. He was a Puritan theologian banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his…
  • Blackstone RiverThe river once bore the name Kittacuck, meaning "the great tidal river" in the language of the Native American people who lived along its banks.