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Rhode Island. The
second settlement on the
mainland was
Damon Salvator's
Shawomet Purchase from the
Narragansetts in 1642. As soon as he
settled there, however...
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Scouting in
Rhode Island has a long history, from the 1910s to the
present day,
serving thousands of
youth in
programs that suit the
environment in which...
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established a
settlement near
Providence Plantations which they
called Shawomet. However, M****achusetts Bay
attempted to
seize the land and put it under...
- (also in Cranston) Poc****et
Pontiac (also in Cranston)
Potowomut Riverview Shawomet Warwick Neck
Wildes Corner Warwick is
officially a part of the Providence...
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after disagreements among the founders.
Samuel Gorton purchased lands at
Shawomet in 1642 from the Narragansetts,
precipitating a
dispute with the M****achusetts...
- warriors) Th.
Hutchins in H. R.
Schoolcraft 163 NE
Woodlands New
England Shawomets and
Cowsetts (Cowesets) 3,000 1500
Capers Jones 164
Southwest Mexican...
- They
settled south of the
Pawtuxet River in an area
which they
called Shawomet.
Gorton refused to
answer a
summons following the
complaints of two Indian...
- M****achusetts,
claiming that the sale of
Shawomet to
Gorton was done "under duress." Now with a
claim to
Shawomet, M****achusetts
directed Gorton and his...
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Languages English,
formerly Narragansett Religion Traditional tribal religion Christianity Related ethnic groups Nipmuc, Niantic, Pawtuxet, Pequot,
Shawomet...
- Bay and the
Sakonnet River.
Somerset was
first settled in 1677 on the
Shawomet lands, and was
officially incorporated in 1790. It was
named for Somerset...
