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| Rhode Island Facts |
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Rhode Island is home to the Tennis Hall of Fame. |
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Though second in command to George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, a Rhode Islander, is acknowledged by many historians as having been the most capable and significant General of the Revolutionary effort. Cornwallis feared Greene and his forces most. |
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The Providence area was one of the original Thirteen Colonies. |
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