Nine Men's Misery monument in Cumberland, Rhode Island is the oldest known monument to veterans in the United States. It was erected in memory of the colonists killed in Pierce's Fight during King Phillips War in 1676.
•
Settled in 1642 Pawtuxet Village in Warwick, Rhode Island lays claim to being New England's oldest village.
•
Rhode Island's official state name is Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.