Narragansett Bay
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Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering 147 square miles, 120.5 square miles of which is in Rhode Island. The bay forms New England's largest estuary, wh
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Providence, Rhode Island's capital city, sits at the head of Narragansett Bay.
The name of Rose Island is attributed to the island's rose shape at low tide.
Providence from the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay
Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer from the Republic of Florence, best known for his expedition to North America. He led most of his later missions, including the one to America, in the se
Narragansett Bay
…Wampanoags lived on the east side, occupying the land east to Cape Cod. It is accepted by most historians that first contact by Europeans was made by Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian explorer who entered the bay in his ship La Dauphine in 1524 after visiting New York Bay. Verrazzano called the bay Refugio, the "Refuge…
Engraving by F. Allegrini (1768)
Verrazzano's voyage in 1524
La Dauphine (model) sailed by Verrazzano in 1524
South face of Verrazzano's monument in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware