Overview of Providence: History

Puritan refugee and Massachusetts exile Roger Williams settled Providence, Rhode Island, in June of 1636. It soon became one of the thirteen original colonies of the United States. The Narragansett Native Americans previously occupied Rhode Island's land. Read More »

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Overview of Providence: History is based on Providence by Aaron Brown, Uristudent92, LtPowers, Kwill 92, Texugo, Globe-trotter, Sumone10154, PsyDad874, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.