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| Rhode Island Facts |
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The first British troops sent from England to squash the revolution landed in Newport, Rhode Island. |
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Polo was played for the first time in the United States in 1876 near Newport, Rhode Island. |
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Pelham Street in Newport, Rhode Island was the first street in the country to use gas-illuminated streetlights. |
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