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The Story Behind Rhode Island’s Most Important Legal Case: Trevett v. Weeden in 1786
6 years ago

The Story Behind Rhode Island’s Most Important Legal Case: Trevett v. Weeden in 1786

[Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from an address Patrick T. Conley gave at the Old Colony House in Newport on May 3, 1976]

I have chosen to examine an …
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Providence’s First Trolley in 1892
6 years ago

Providence’s First Trolley in 1892

The pioneering Union (Horse) Railroad Company, Rhode Island’s largest mass transit carrier, survived several competitive scares in the late 1880s. The town of Woonsocket had hosted the first regular electric …
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The Providence East Side Cable Tramway Becomes a Reality
6 years ago

The Providence East Side Cable Tramway Becomes a Reality

Building of the Providence Cable Tramway in 1889 fascinated Rhode Islanders. A power house on South Angell Street, near the Seekonk River, pulled 17,000 feet of cable more than an …
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