Kingston, Rhode Island
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Kingston is a village and a census-designated place within the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the site of the main campus of the University of Rhode Island. The population w
Aerial view of University of Rhode Island
Kings County Court House (now a public library) where the Constitution was last voted against by Rhode Island in 1790
Kingston in 1900 on Kingstown Road near the intersection of South Road, showing the village well
Washington County Jail (1858 & 1861). This building housed prisoners awaiting trial in the county courthouse. It is the current home of the South County History Center.
Great Swamp Fight
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The Great Swamp Massacre or the Great Swamp Fight was a crucial battle fought during King Philip's War between the colonial militia of New England and the Narragansett people in December 1675. It was
Kingston, Rhode Island
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A painting of the Great Swamp Massacre
Philip. King of Mount Hope, caricature by Paul Revere, illustration from the 1772 edition of Benjamin Church's The Entertaining History of King Philip's War
Benjamin Church, the first American ranger
The Great Swamp Fight Monument located in the Great Swamp State Management Area, West Kingston, Rhode Island