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	Aquidneck Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Aquidneck Island, also called Rhode Island, is the largest island in Narragansett Bay.
		The city of Newport shares the island with the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth.
		The Newport Bridge connects Aquidneck Island to Jamestown on nearby Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, and subsequently to the mainland on the western side of the bay.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aquidneck_Island (243 words)

	Rhode Island - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Rhode Island has a humid continental climate, but the extremes of winter cold and summer heat usually associated with this type of climate are moderated in Rhode Island by the Atlantic Ocean and Narragansett Bay.
		Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the Constitution and did so with the narrowest margin, a vote of 34 to 32 on May 29, 1790.
		Rhode Island’s economic boom of the mid-1980s was followed by a sharp recession beginning in 1989, during which the state’s credit union system collapsed, property values plummeted, unemployment rose, and thousands of manufacturing jobs were lost, even in the jewelry industry.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761572815__1/Rhode_Island.html (10807 words)

	Portsmouth, Rhode Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most of its land area lies on Aquidneck Island, which it shares with Middletown and Newport.
		It became part of the colony of Rhode Island (see Aquidneck Island) and eventually of the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and the state that bears that name.
		During the Battle of Rhode Island the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, which was comprised mostly of African-American soldiers served in the army of Gen. John Sullivan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portsmouth,_Rhode_Island (667 words)

	Rhode Island - MSN Encarta
		The first European known to have explored the Rhode Island area was the Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano.
		The Dutch navigator Adriaen Block explored Block Island and the coastal areas of the mainland in 1614, and Dutch fur traders were active in the region.
		Differences arose between factions headed by Hutchinson and Coddington, and in 1639 Coddington’s supporters moved to the southern part of Aquidneck Island, where they established the settlement of Newport.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572815_9/Rhode_Island.html (1221 words)

	THE NAVY & RHODE ISLAND: A HISTORY
		The so-called "Rhode Island Plan" to construct thirteen frigates for the new Continental Navy was enacted in December of 1775.
		The Continental Navy mounted a blockade and siege of Aquidneck Island in an effort to roust the English, which culminated in the large but inconclusive Battle of Rhode Island in 1778.
		In 1882 the Newport Poor House and Farm on the 92-acre Coasters Harbor Island was donated to the Navy by the City of Newport and the State of Rhode Island.
	www.nuwc.navy.mil /hq/history/0002.html (3371 words)

	Rhode Island Community Selected for Smart Growth Technical Assistance
		The Aquidneck Island Planning Commission is seeking assistance to confirm that the plan's goals are aligned with municipal codes and ordinances so that the communities can carry out their vision for the island.
		Aquidneck Island was selected in a competitive process initiated earlier this year, when EPA offered its first request for applicants for "Smart Growth" implementation assistance.
		ABSTRACT: Aquidneck Island, R. is one of only five communities nationwide selected by EPA to receive assistance from a team of private sector national experts in planning for future growth.
	www.epa.gov /region1/pr/2005/jul/dd050706.html (453 words)

	The Rhode Island Foundation: Strategy Grant - 2003 - Aquidneck Island Land Trust
		The three Aquidneck Island communities of Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth are experiencing some of Rhode Island's fastest rates of commercial and residential development.
		Preserving the islandÕs last 4,000 acres of open space and farmlands is a race against time which the Aquidneck Island Land Trust (AILT), is committed to winning.
		The Trust is the leading land preservation organization on Aquidneck Island, and the only one that is professionally staffed.
	www.rifoundation.org /matriarch/OnePiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_266_A_PageName_E_stratgrantaquidneck (376 words)

	Rhode Island - USA State World History of India, Rhode Island - USA State, Rhode Island bounded by Massachusetts, Rhode ...
		Rhode Island, one of the 13 original colonies and the smallest of the 50 states, is bounded on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the south by Rhode Island Sound, and on the west by Connecticut.
		In 1663 a royal charter recognizing Rhode Island's religious freedom and self-government was granted by the English king CHARLES II; the document remained in effect until the state constitution was drawn up in 1842.
		Rhode Island was the last of the 13 colonies to ratify (1790) the constitution, a delay brought about by its citizens' apprehensions at yielding power to the federal government.
	www.4to40.com /earth/history/index.asp?article=earth_history_rhodeisland (1231 words)

	Battle of Rhode Island
		General John Sullivan, commanding in the area, was charged with the task of containing the depredations of the 4000 British and Hessian troops occupying Newport and Aquidneck Island.
		Unfortunately a picket of the 2nd Rhode Island, which had established itself to the south near the ocean, was surprised and captured by a British raiding party.
		The 1st and 2nd Rhode Island maintained their reputation for steady fighting and were reconciled to more years of hard service, until the chance would come again to capture a British army.
	home.comcast.net /~fredra/RhodeIsland.html (5266 words)

	Rhode Island - www.1-rhodeisland.com
		Rhode (pronounced "Road") Island is part of the New England region, and was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule, signaling the start of the American Revolution.
		The state's common name, Rhode Island, actually refers to the largest island in Narragansett Bay, also known as Aquidneck Island, on which the city of Newport is located.
		Rhode Island covers an area of approximately 1,214 square miles (3,144 sq km) and is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
	www.1-rhodeisland.com (3959 words)

	Rhode Island Information - Hometown USA
		The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode Island) is geographically the smallest state in the United States, and the state with the longest official name.
		Rhode Island is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
		Rhode Island was the last of the original 13 states to ratify the United States Constitution (May 29, 1790) doing so after being threatened of having its exports taxed as a foreign nation.
	htusa.webmaine.com /ri (1591 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / R.I. / Feds: Aquidneck Island's name is actually Rhode Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The former University of Rhode Island oceanographer became intrigued when he went sailing in Newport with some friends, and noticed some nautical charts had labeled Aquidneck Island as "Rhode Island."
		Among those backing the name change were the Aquidneck Indian Council, a Native American advocacy group, and the Newport Historical Society.
		They argued for Aquidneck Island, because of common usage and because the island was called Aquidneck centuries before colonists renamed it Rhode Island.
	www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2004/07/01/feds_aquidneck_islands_name_is_actually_rhode_island (386 words)

	Developer: Aquidneck Island could outdo Nantucket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Aquidneck Island is “Nantucket without any of the B.S.,” O’Neill said in a speech at the Newport County Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly economic development luncheon series in Middletown on April 6.
		O’Neill identified the island’s thriving live/work artist community, its jazz and folk festivals, art museum and its sailing, fishing and history as reasons he lives and invests in the area.
		In addition, the average cost of a house on Aquidneck Island is one-fourth the average cost of a house in Nantucket, one-third the cost on Martha’s Vineyard, and half the cost in Cape Cod, he said.
	www.pbn.com /stories/printdetails.php?id=120424 (622 words)

	Wampanoag
		Thus, Aquidneck Island may be one of the few places in our country that is truly in keeping with Indian traditions — Mother Earth cannot be bought or sold by anyone because it was created by and belongs to the Creator alone.
		The Wampanoag and the Nauset were on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island; the Massachuset had settlements along Massachusetts Bay; the Nipmuc were in central Massachusetts; the Pocomtuck lived in the northwest; the Pennacook were near the New Hampshire border; and the Mahican were in the Berkshire area.
		The island communities of Wampanoag on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket maintained a population near 700 until a fever in 1763 killed two-thirds of the Nantucket.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/nativeamericans/wampanoag.htm (2266 words)

	RI DEM/Aquidneck Island Watershed Partnerships Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Aquidneck Island is a 24,572 acre island located in the middle of Narragansett Bay.
		Land use on the island is varied but remains primarily residential.
		Perhaps the most recognized town on Aquidneck Island is Newport.
	www.dem.ri.gov /programs/bpoladm/stratpp/partnership/aquidnec/index.htm (262 words)

	Aquidneck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Aquidneck is an Algonquin word meaning "at the island" and was suggested to the Navy by the mayor of Newport, R.I., Henry S. Wheeler.
		The steel-hulled ferryboat Aquidneck (YFB-14) was laid down on 28 July 1936 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.
		Aquidneck—built to replace Narragansett on the run from Newport to Goat Island, servicing the needs of the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport—commenced her service on the morning of 28 May 1937 from the Government Landing at Newport.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/a10/aquidneck.htm (202 words)

	Aquidneck Island Multicultural Scholorship
		Salve Regina University and the Multicultural Affairs Council of Aquidneck Island have been committed to the educational advancement of multicultural students and students committed to diversity.
		Recipients of the Aquidneck Island Multicultural Scholarship have made many contributions to the Salve community, the Aquidneck Island community, and their own local communities.
		The deadline for the Aquidneck Island Multicultural Scholarship is March 1st.
	www.salve.edu /offices/financialaid/aims/index.cfm (518 words)

	Fort Barton Revolutionary War Redoubt and Nature Walk 1
		For about three years during the Revolution, when the British held Aquidneck Island, Tiverton was an asylum for Americans fleeing from British occupation, and the town became a mustering point for Colonial forces who gathered together to drive the British off the island.
		The shortest water distance between the Island of Aquidneck and the mainland, and therefore the most logical point for troop crossing, was at Howland’s Ferry, Tiverton.
		The north end of Aquidneck island is dominated by hill, on top of which was a fort built by the British but now in American hands.
	newportvisions.com /home/barton1.html (1497 words)

	URI Transportation Center
		Also, the project would provide the communities in Aquidneck Island with realistic examples of how and why the transportation model can improve the patterns of development and growth along the island’s travel corridors by promoting coordinated regional land use and transportation planning.
		The final report will recommend next steps for the Aquidneck Island transportation modeling project, including suggestions for the refinement of the model, municipal support needed in order to continue the project, and links that can be made with the URI Department of Community Planning and Landscape Architecture and the URI Transportation Center in the future.
		By funding the creation of an Aquidneck Island transportation model, RISPP and RIDOT have established a partnership with Aquidneck Island for the exchange of data, the promotion of regional planning and the testing of transportation modeling projects on a statewide basis.
	www.uritc.uri.edu /research/projectdetail.asp?IDproject=68 (1886 words)

	Acquidneck Island Land Trust
		As a result of this intensive investment in land conservation research and tools, AILT discovered that 4,072 acres on Aquidneck Island are conserved in some manner.
		The essential next phases of this initiative are to: a) build a strong public constituency to champion the lasting stewardship and defense of these acres; and b) provide support to the owners of conserved land and holders of conservation easements to ensure they consistently improve the quality of perpetual land stewardship on Aquidneck Island.
		The project will be evaluated by monitoring both the quality and reach of the public engagement efforts, as well as the success of local fund development efforts and growth of the docent program.
	www.rifoundation.org /matriarch/OnePiecePage.asp_Q_PageID_E_527_A_PageName_E_StrategyGrant2004AcqIsLandTrst (461 words)

	Aquidneck Island Christian Academy
		Aquidneck Island Christian Academy (AICA) is the first and only Classical Christian School in Rhode Island.
		AICA is seeking qualified teachers for a number of positions for the 2006-2007 school year.
		AICA is located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and is easily accessible by the surrounding communities.
	www.aica-classical.org (239 words)

	Rhode Island History: Chapter 2
		Rhode Island's first permanent settlement was established at Providence in 1636 by English clergyman Roger Williams and a small band of followers who had left the repressive atmosphere of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to seek freedom of worship.
		America's first Baptist church was formed in Providence in 1639; Quakers, who arrived in Aquidneck in 1657 and soon became a powerful force in the colony's political and economic life; a Jewish congregation came to Newport in 1658; and French Huguenots (Calvinists) settled in East Greenwich in 1686.
		The most important and traumatic event in seventeenth- century Rhode Island was King Philip's War (1675-76), the culmination of a four-decade decline in Indian-white relations.
	www.rilin.state.ri.us /studteaguide/RhodeIslandHistory/chapt2.html (1351 words)

	Where is Aquidneck Island? - UrbanPlanet.org
		This island -- home to Middletown, Newport and Portsmouth (with Commen Fence Point in the foreground) -- is popularly known as Aquidneck Island, but its official name Rhode Island.
		Others say Block Island was the one described as looking like the Isle of Rhodes, but early settlers thought Aquidneck was Block Island, and gave it the name.
		One of the strongest voices was from Frank O'Brien, president of the Aquidneck Indian Council, a Native American advocacy group.
	www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=4943 (1497 words)

	RICH Web site -Rhode Island Dialogues - Aquidneck Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Dialogue for Aquidneck Island brought people from many organizations, some lived on the island and some did not.
		We encouraged participants to explore the notion of "island identity" in contrast to "town identity".
		The majority felt that their local identities were much stronger than that for Aquidneck Island.
	www.uri.edu /rich/dia_aquidneck.htm (306 words)

	Newport, Rhode Island
		Perched on the southern tip of Aquidneck Island, Newport is one of the world's great sailing cities.
		Providence - Rhode Island's capital and one of the country's most historic cities.
		Rhode Island Shore Dinner - Chowder and clamcakes from the Ocean State.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/6365/newport.html (417 words)

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