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| Rhode Island Facts |
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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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Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, established the first practical working model of Democracy after he was banished from Plymouth, Massachusetts because of his "extreme views" concerning freedom of speech and religion. |
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The East Side neighborhood of Providence boasts the most impressive collection of original Colonial Homes in the U.S. with 200 pristine 18th and 19th century buildings, brick sidewalks and antique gas lamps. |
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