A reproduction of the original Liberty Bell is in the entrance hall on the south entrance to the Rhode Island State House. It was donated to the people of the state by the United States Treasury Department in 1950, when Harry S. Truman was president.
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Settled in 1642 Pawtuxet Village in Warwick, Rhode Island lays claim to being New England's oldest village.
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The world's largest bug is on the roof of New England Pest Control in Providence, Rhode Island. It's a big blue termite, 58 feet long and 928 times actual termite size.