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| | Tiverton, Rhode Island - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - Tiverton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Tiverton is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. |
 | | A long boundary dispute between Rhode Island and Massachusetts was settled in 1746, and Tiverton, by Royal Decree, together with the Towns of Cumberland, Barrington, Bristol and Little Compton was annexed to Rhode Island. |
 | | For approximately 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. |
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