Author: Providence Preservation SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Benefit Street (Providence, R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
A Mile of History in Providence, Rhode Island
Author: Providence Preservation SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Benefit Street (Providence, R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
A Mile of History in Providence, Rhode Island
Author: Providence Preservation SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Benefit Street (Providence, R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
History of Providence County, Rhode Island
Author: Richard Mather BaylesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Providence County (R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1036
Book Description
Providence's Benefit Street
Author: Elyssa TardifPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738599239
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Officially established by 1772 for the benefit of all, Benefit Street is arguably the most historic thoroughfare in Rhode Island. Some of Providence s most prominent families, including the Browns (the namesake of Brown University), built stately homes on Benefit Street s hillside, many of which still stand today. Threatened by years of neglect, the Providence Preservation Society intervened in the 1950s to save the buildings that line the street. Benefit Street has survived the dangers of demolition and now bears witness to disparate time periods and communities. It is the site of important educational and community institutions, including the Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, the First Baptist Church, and the Providence Athenaeum, the fourth oldest library in the United States. Providence s Benefit Street showcases the rich history of Rhode Island s capital, a tangible history that can be experienced firsthand by walking one mile through the heart of the city."
Something Upstairs
Author: AviPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545214912
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny discovers that his new house is haunted by the spirit of a black slave boy who asks Kenny to return with him to the early nineteenth century and prevent his murder by slave traders.
Early Rhode Island
Author: William Babcock WeedenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Author: SAMUEL GREENE ARNOLD.Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
A Modern City
Author: William KirkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Providence (R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Author: Thomas Williams BicknellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rhode Island
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
A History of the Providence River: With the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket & Seekonk Tributaries
Author: Robert A. GeakePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614238812
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The Providence River begins its journey from the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers, in the capital city from which the river takes its name. A short distance downstream, the Seekonk River joins with the Providence as they flow on toward the mouth of Narragansett Bay. The history of the Ocean State was made on the banks of this historic river. It was here that Roger Williams established the first settlement dedicated to religious liberty, Rochambeau's army made its first encampment on the road to Yorktown and the Walsh-Kaiser Shipyard built World War II vessels for the Allied maritime effort. Along its waters glided boats and ships engaged in the slave trade, the raid on the "Gaspee" and all manner of coastal commerce. Historian Robert A. Geake has paddled the river's length to uncover the mysteries coursing within.
