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  1. Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, [7] founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  2. The Rhode Island city of Providence has a nearly 400-year history integral to that of the United States, including significance in the American Revolutionary War by providing leadership and fighting strength, quartering troops, and supplying goods to residents by circumventing the blockade of Newport.

  3. Providence County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 660,741, or 60.2% of the state's population.

  4. Providence is the capital and the most populous city of Rhode Island. It was one of the first cities established in the United States. [4] It is located in Providence County. It is the third largest city in the New England region.

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    Despite its name, most of Rhode Island is on the U.S. mainland. Its official name was State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations from its beginning in 1636 until 2020, and it is referred to in that manner in the United States Constitution.

  6. Apr 24, 2024 · Providence, city, capital of Rhode Island, U.S. It lies in Providence county at the head of Narragansett Bay on the Providence River. A seaport and an industrial and commercial centre, it is the focus of a metropolitan area that includes Pawtucket, East Providence, Central Falls, Cranston, Warwick, and Woonsocket.

  7. North Providence is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 34,114 at the 2020 census.

  8. Olneyville, Providence, Rhode Island. / 41.821424; -71.445977. Olneyville is a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island bordered by Atwells Avenue to the north, U.S. Route 6 to the south and Rhode Island Route 10 to the east. The Woonasquatucket River runs through the southern portion of the neighborhood. The area is roughly triangular.

  9. Downtown is the central economic, political, and cultural district of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is bounded on the east by Canal Street and the Providence River, to the north by Smith Street, to the west by Interstate 95, and to the south by Henderson Street.

  10. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Prior to 19th century. Providence Gazette, 1782. Old Providence Bank around the time of its founding, 1791. 1635 – Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635. 1636 – Providence founded by Roger Williams a religious reformer. 1638 – Baptist congregation formed.

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