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Cove Promenade (1846), 147
Davis Park (1891), 141, 185, 221, 260, 278, 279 Dexter Training Ground (1824), 92, 114, 131, 147, 185, 207, 22I
Eddy Playground (1902), 203
Elmwood Park (1864), 147, 177, 185
Exchange Place Mall (1914), 216, 217
F. Ellis Jackson Memorial Park, 283
Field's Point Farm (1869), 147
Fort Independence Park (1915), 222, 259, 274, 278 Fox Point Veterans Memorial Park, 278
Franklin Square (1857), 147, 223, 260 Gladys Potter Garden (1917), 222
Hayward Park (1889), 165, 221, 278
Henry B. Gardner, Jr. Memorial Park, 283
Hopkins Park (1909), 203, 260, 278 King Park (1918), 222, 240, 241
Mashapaug Pond Reservation (Met. Park, 1916), 223 Merino Flats (Met. Park, 1909), 223
Metcalf Field (Met. Park, 1913), 223
Neutaconkanut Hill Park (1903), 203, 221, 222
Pleasant Valley Parkway (1909), 203 Prospect Terrace (1867), 147, 148, 159, 240, 241, 269 Public Garden (1904), 203, 219, 282 Richardson Park (1906), 242 Rochambeau Park (1911), 222 Roger Williams Park (1872), 147, 148, 177, 184, 185, 203, 221, 222, 242, 268 Band stand (1915), 222 Betsey Williams Cottage (1773), 55, 147 Casino (1898), 184 Dalrymple Boat House (1897), 184 Menagerie (1891), 184 Monuments (see Monuments)
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Parks & playgrounds (continued)
Natural History Museum (1895), 184, 222 Temple of Music (1924), 241, 242 What Cheer Cottage, 184 Roger Williams Spring Site, (1930), 259
Roger Williams Square (1893), 147
Sessions St. Playground, 275
Tockwotton Park (1886), 165, 203, 221, 222, 237, 260, 278, 279
Triggs Memorial Park, (1928), 240, 241, 259
Wanskuck Park (1948), 278
Washington Square (1857), 147
West River Reservation (Met. Park, 1916), 223 What Cheer Square (1893), 147
Whitman Farm, 278 Witherby Park (1929), 242 Parochial Schools:
Academy of the Sacred Heart (1872), 126, 152 Blessed Sacrament (1924), 190
Cleary (1879), 152
Holy Ghost (1916), 210
Holy Name (1939), 190
Immaculate Conception (1867), 152 LaSalle Academy (1822), 152; (1924), 245
Our Lady of Lourdes (1928), 249
St. Edward's (1907), 189
St. Mary's (1872), 152; (1904), 211
St. Patrick's (1851), 152; (1927), 227 St. Xavier's Academy (1851), 152 Tyler (1889), 166
Parsons, G. Richmond, 213
Pascoag, 156, 199
Pastore, Gov. John O. (1945-50; U. S. Senator 1950-), 279
Patent Calender Co., 173
Patent of 1647, 6
Patience Island, 5 Patti, Adelina, 121, 155
Pawcatuck river, 12
Pawtucket, 84; annexed from Mass. (1862), 131; annexed from North Providence (1874), 149; 200, 223, 287
Pawtucket falls, 12, 84
Pawtucket (Blackstone) river, 4, 2I
Pawtuxet, 5, 7, 134
Pawtuxet agreement (1638), 5
Pawtuxet river, 4, 21, 81, 135, 234
Pawtuxet water system (1870), 135, 182, 201, 234 Fruit Hill reservoir (1889), 182 Hope Pumping Station (1875), 135, 182 Hope Reservoir (1875), 135 Pettaconsett Pumping Station, 135, 201 Sockanosset Reservoir (1870), 135, 177
Peabody & Stearns, 188, 189, 210
Pearl Harbor, H.I., 273 Peck, Frederick S., 239 Peck, Captain Joseph, 71
Peckham, Dr. Fenner H., 223
Pembroke Coll. (see Brown Univ.)
Pembroke Coll., Cambridge, 1, 194
Pendleton, Charles L., 64
Peoples Savings Bank (1913), 228; (1946), 285 Pequot Path, II Perry, Marsden J., 264
Perry, Commodore Oliver Hazard, 81
Perry, Shaw & Hepburn, 264, 275, 285
Perry, William A., 268
Peterson, George P., 213
Pettaconsett, 28
Pfeiffer, Carl, 170
Phenix Building (1860), 121
Phenix Iron Foundry, 173
Philadelphia, Pa., 85, 104, 134, 157
Philbrick, Arthur L., 266, 268
Philippine Islands, 185
Phillips, George P., 147
Phillips, Wendell, 121
Phillipsdale, 199
Pierce, Thomas J. H., 227
Pilgrims, I Pitman, John, 51
Place, Peter, 13
Plainfield, Conn., 23, 26, 28
Plantations Bank, 247
Players, The, III, 247
Playgrounds (see Parks and Playgrounds)
Plymouth Colony, 1, 3
Plymouth, Mass., 1, 8
Plymouth patent (1629), 12, 131
Pocasset (Portsmouth), 5
Pocasset river, 135, 222
Poe, Edgar Allen, 121
Police Commissioners, Board of (1910), 203
Police Dept. (1851), 123; (1864), 131; (1886), 166; (1900), 184, 203; (1911), 217; (1947), 278
Police, mounted squad, 166, 217
Police stations:
Atwells & Academy (1889), 184
Bureau of Police & Fire Bldg. (1940), 261, 262, 278 Canal & Haymarket (1861), 131, 166; (Stable, 1879), 166
Central station (1895), 184, 187, 262
Chad Brown St. (1929), 245, 261, 278
Chaffee St. (from North Providence, 1874), 166; (1890), 184, 261, 278
Chalkstone Ave. (1874), 166; (Stable 1885), 166 Charles St. (c. 1851), 123 Hamilton St. (1902), 203, 261, 278
Knight St. (c. 1851), 132; (1875), 166; (Stable, 1895), 184, 278 Mill St. (c. 1865), 132
Plain & Borden (1886), 166, 261, 278; (Stable, 1895), 184 Richmond St. (c. 1851), 123; (1867), 132
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Police stations (continued) Sessions St. (1916), 217, 261, 278 Summer St. (c. 1851), 123
Wickenden St. (c. 1851), 123, 132; (1875), 166, 278 Pollution, 62, 182, 198, 221, 282
Pollution Abatement Com., 282
Pollution Information Com., 282
Pontiac, 199
Pope's villa, Twickenham, 76
Population, 19, 57, 61, 89, 101, 199, 263, 387
Port of Providence, 221, 256
Porto Rico, 185
Portsmouth (settled 1638), 6; 7, 11, 19, 87, 235 Portsmouth Grove, 123
Portsmouth, N. H., 60
Post office, 36, 41, 72, 129, 201
Post-war planning, 281
Pothier, Gov. Aram J. (1925-28), 235 Potter, architect, 1 52
Potter & Russell, 91
Potter, Benjamin, tavern keeper (1717), 23 Potter, Charles, 89
Potter, John, tavern keeper (1717), 24
Potter, Josephine E., 222 Potter, William H., 229
Potter's ditch, 62 Power, Ann, 71 Power, Hope (Mrs. James Brown), 29
Power, Nicholas, 5, II Power, Nicholas, 3rd, 29 Pray, Ephraim, 13
Princeton Univ., 45 Privateering, 37, 52
Privy vaults, 182
Prohibition (1919-1933), 231, 233
Proprietors' Burial Ground (1792), 60, 165
Proprietors of the Central Bridge, 58 Prospect Hill, 52
Providence Art Club, 64
Providence Assn. of Mechanics & Manufacturers, 62, 147, 268
Providence Athenæum (1838), 107, 109
Providence Auto & Trans. Co., 199
Providence Bank (1791), 51, 57, 62, 247
Providence Baseball club, 204
Providence Biltmore Hotel, 1916 (Sheraton- Biltmore), 251, 252 Providence Board of Trade, 1 50, 22I Providence Boys' Club, III, 260
Providence Chamber of Comm., 221, 252, 265, 281 Providence City Hospital, 1908 (Charles V. Chapin Hospital), 229
Providence College (1917), 126, 224, 265, 276 Albertus Magnus Hall (1946), 276 Aquinas Hall (1939), 265 Grotto of Our Lady of the Rosary (1948), 276 Harkins Hall (1919), 225
Providence Colony tax (1701), 19 Providence Festival Chorus, 242 Providence Community Concerts Assn., 265
Providence County (1729), 28, 33 Providence County Court House (1930), 239, 240, 257, 258, 283, 284 Providence County Court House Comm., 239, 257 Providence Day Nursery Assn., 229
Providence D., B. & C. Co., 173
Providence Directory (1824), 89
Providence Dry Dock & Marine Railway Co., 175 Providence Engineering Society, 234
Providence Engineering Works, 174
Providence Forge & Nut Co., 171
Providence Franklin Society, 108
Providence Gas Co. (inc. 1847), 121, 149, 219
Providence Gas Co. Bldg. (1856), 124, 224; (1924), 247 Providence Gazette, 41, 48, 87
Providence Hotel, 102
Providence Housing Authority, 277
Providence Institution for Savings (1854), 124, 125, 126; (1898), 125, 188; Elmwood branch (1949), 286, 287
Providence Insurance Co. (1799), 62
Providence Journal, 87, 271
Providence Journal Bldg. (1904), 207; (1934), 265
Providence Library Co. (1754), 28, 38, 107
Providence Lying-In Hospital (1926), 251
Providence Machine Co., 173
Providence Marine Corps of Artillery, III, 114 Providence Mutual Insurance Co., (1800), 62
Providence National Bank (1929), 247, 285; Angell St. branch, 286
Providence Plantations Club (1927), 247, 252
Providence Plantations County (inc. 1703), 19, 28
Providence Playground Assn., 222
Providence Preservation Society, 76, 79, 289
Providence Public Library (1900), 186, 187, 251; (1954), 285 Branches:
Broad St. school, 252
Mount Pleasant (1948), 286
Olneyville Free Library, 252
Rochambeau (1930), 251 Smith's Hill (1932), 251
South Providence (1930), 251
Sprague House, 252, 286 Tockwotton (1928), 152, 251 Wanskuck (1928), 251 Providence Public Market, 160
Providence Real Estate Exchange, 234
Providence Redevelopment Agency, 281 Providence Reform School (1850), 123, 165 Providence river, 12, 115, 123, 145, 146, 179, 182, 198 Providence river tunnel (proposed 1915), 221 Providence Roller Skating Rink, 161
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Providence South Bridge Society, 58 Providence Steam & Gas Piping Co., 173
Providence Steam Engine Co., 174
Providence Telephone Bldg., (1893), 186 Providence Telephone Co. (1879), 159, 229
Providence Tercentenary Com., 266, 267
Providence Terminal Produce Market (1927), 239
Providence Tool Co., 131, 171, 174
Providence Washington Insurance Bldg. (What Cheer Block), 124; (1947), 285, 286
Providence Washington Insurance Co. (1812), 62, 95, IIO
Providence Woolen Mfg. Co., 81
Providence Worsted Mills, 173
Providence Y. M. C. A. Bldg. (1889), 167; (1913), 229 Providence Y. W. C. A. Bldg. (1905), 211
Prudence Island, 5
Prudence Park, 198
Public baths, 260
Public Bldgs. Dept., 243, 269
Public comfort stations, 260
Public fish market, 95
Public Health Service, 282
Public market (1874, project abandoned), 145
Public Park Assn., 163, 165, 185, 194, 213
Public Safety Board (1931), 260, 261
Public school survey (1924), 242
Public schools:
Beaufort St., 1916 (George J. West Junior High School), 223
Benefit St. (1842), 103
Brick Schoolhouse (1767), 41, 43, 52, 62, 102
Bridgham St. (1878), 152
Candace St. (1877), 150
Central heating plant (1922), 243
Charles St., 1917 (Esek Hopkins Junior High School), 223
Classical High School (1897), 192
Cole Ave., 1917 (John Howland), 223
Commercial (Central) High School (1923), 243 Courtland St., 1915 (Samuel W. Bridgham Junior High School), 223 Doyle Ave., 1876 (Thomas A. Doyle), 150, 278 East St. (1908), 278
Elmwood Ave., 256
English High School (1877), 150, 243
Esek Hopkins Junior High School, 223
Fox Point Elementary School (1954), 165, 278, 279
George J. West Junior High School, 223, 224 Gilbert Stuart Junior High School (1931), 263 High School (1843), 103, 152; (1877), 150, 192 High School Gymnasium (1924), 243
Hope High School (1938), 263, 264; athletic field, 279 Hope St. High School (1898), 192 John Howland School, 223
Public schools (continued) Kenyon St. (1928), 243 Laurel Hill (1915), 223 Manual Training, 1893 (Technical High School), 192
Mount Pleasant High School (1938), 264; athletic field, 279
Nathan Bishop Junior High School (1929), 263 Nathanael Greene Junior High School (1930), 263 Nelson St. (1921), 243
Oliver Hazard Perry Junior High School (1930), 263
Oxford St. (1877), 150
Point St. (1874), 150, 279
Pond St. (c. 1838), 102
Reservoir Ave. (1928), 243 Roger Williams Junior High School (1932), 263, 277 Sackett St. (1924), 243
Samuel W. Bridgham Junior High School, 223 South Schoolhouse, 1800 (Transit St.), 62, 102
Summit Ave. (1924), 243
Technical High School, 192, 261
Thayer St. (1868), 139, 276
Veazie St. (1909), 223
Vineyard St. (1883), 166
West Schoolhouse, 1800 (Claverick St.), 62, 102 Whipple Hall (1767), 43, 62, 102 Windmill St. (1933), 263
Public Works Adm., 255, 262
Public Works, Board of (1880), 160
Public Works, Commissioner of (1888), 160
Public Works, State Board of (1935), 256, 282
Puritans, I Putnam, Conn., 134 Pyke, Robert, 5
Quay wall, 219, 274 Queen's Fort, Exeter, 260 Quonset, 273, 282
Radio, 233 Railroad Depot (Merchandise), Canal St. (1847), 115, 201
Railroad Depot, Exchange Place (1848), 117, 118, 119, 149, 201 Railroad Depot, India Point (1835), 104, 105, 106, II5
Railroad Depot, India St. (1857), 119, 201 Railroad dock, 105, 123
Railroad Franchises, Com. on, 213
Railroad freight yards, 179, 237
Railroad grade separations, 115, 180, 237, 262, 282 Railroad Station, Exchange Place (1898), 179, 180 Railroad Terminal Facilities, Comm. on, 163 Railroad tracks on streets, 119
Railroad tunnel (1908), III, 201
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Railroad viaduct, 201, 257 Railroads:
Boston & Providence, 104, 115, 119, 165 Central Vermont, 221
Grand Trunk, 221
Harbor Junction Branch, 105, 221
Hartford, Providence & Fishkill, 118, 156
New York, New Haven & Hartford, 179, 198, 199, 201, 221, 257, 260
New York, Providence & Boston, 105, 115, 123, 156, 165, 179
Old Colony, 165, 179 Pawtuxet Valley, 1 56
Providence & Springfield, 1 56
Providence & Worcester, 96, 115, 165
Providence Railroad & Trans. Co., 104
Providence, Warren & Bristol, 119, 201, 260
Southern New England, 221
Stonington, 105, II 5
Warwick & Oakland Beach, 156, 199
Randall heirs, 160
Randall, Peter, 36
Randall, Stephen, 268
Randolph, E. K., 81
Rawson's Fountain Society (1772), 48
Rawson's Tanyard, 48
Re-annexations: North Providence (1767), 42, (1873- 74) 149; Cranston (1868), 135, (1873) 148, (1887) 184, (1892) 184, 185; Johnston (1898), 185, (1919) 222
Recreation, Board of, 222
Recreation centers, 1947 (Doyle Ave., East St., Knight St., Plain St.), 278
Recreation, Dept. of, 278
Reddock, Henry, 5
Redevelopment Agency (1948), 281
Reeves' American Band, 154, 184
Reeves, D. W., 1 54
Reform School (1850), 105, 165
Rehoboth, Mass., 52, 58, 85, 131
Reserve Officers Training Corps, 274
Revolutionary War, 51-54
Reynolds, Mayor Walter H. (1951-), 281, 282
Reynolds, William, 5
Rheem Shipbuilding Co., 274
R. I. and Providence Plantations Tercentenary Comm., 266, 268
R. I. American, 87
R. I. Assn. for the Blind, 99
R. I. Auditorium (1925), 249
R. I. Bleachery, 137
R. I. Coll., 1764 (see Brown Univ.)
R. I. Coll. (Univ. of R. I.), 255 R. I. Coll. of Education (orig. State Normal School), 194 R. I. Coll. of Pharmacy, 244 R. I. Co-op Store, 286
R. I. County (inc. 1703), 19, 28
R. I. Development Council, 256
R. I. Electric Light Co. (1882), 1 59
R. I. Historical Society, 63, 109; Cabinet (1844), 109, IIO; John Brown House, 266
R. I. Hospital (1868), 137, 138, 188, 190, 249; (1954), 138
Contagious Diseases Bldg. (1895), 191 Jane Brown Hospital (1922), 249
Nurses' Home (1893), 190 Royal C. Taft Bldg. (1891), 190 Southwest Pavilion (1900), 191
R. I. Hospital Trust Co. Bldg. (1891), 183, 188
R. I. Industrial Rehabilatation Comm., 256
R. I. Locomotive Works, 131, 173
R. I. National Guard, 277
R. I. renouncement of allegiance to Great Britain (May 4, 1776), 52
R. I. School for the Deaf (1895), 186
R. I. School of Design (1877), 64, 155, 170, 193, 194, 207, 224, 245, 257, 276
Auditorium (1940), 265
Carrington House, 78
Eliza G. Radeke Bldg., 1926 (Museum of Art), 245 Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf Bldg. (1936), 89, 257 Memorial Hall (Central Congregational Church, 1853), 127, 207, 247
Pendleton House (1908), 206, 207, 245
Textile Bldg. (1915), 224 Waterman St. Bldg. (1892), 193
R. I. Society for the Collegiate Education of Women, 194
R. I. Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 54, 222
R. I. Suffrage Assn., 113, 114
R. I. Supreme Court, 103, 239
R. I. Tercentenary Comm., 266, 267
R. I. Tool Co., 131, 171, 172
R. I. Women's Club, 204
Rice, Henry, 55
Richards, George, 5
Richmond, 84
Richmond, Mrs. Anna, 108
Richmond, Knight C., 217, 229
Richmond Mfg. Co., 162, 173
Richmond, Va., 131
Richmond village, 234
Richmond, Walter, 162
Richmond, William E., 109
Riots, 1829, 100
Rising Sun Paper Mill, 62
River retaining walls, 83, 95, 105, 115, 145, 179, 180
Riverpoint, 156, 199
Riverside, 199 Riverside Worsted Mills, 173 Roads (see Highways)
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Roberts, Mayor Dennis J. (1941-51; Gov. 1951-), 271, 276, 278, 281, 282 Roberts, Thomas H., 261 Robin Hill, 52, 135, 147, 222 Rochambeau, Comte de, 37, 39, 53, 54, 200 Rockefeller, John D., 205
Rockefeller, John D., Jr., 244
Rocky Point, 123, 158, 198
Roger Williams Bank (inc. 1803), 89
Roger Williams Bank Bldg. (1823), 89, 180, 228
Roger Williams General Hospital (Homeopathic Hospital, 1926), 251 Roger Williams Hotel (see Golden Ball Inn)
Roger Williams Memorial Assn., 268
Roger Williams spring sites: East Providence, 3, 268; Providence, 3, 259
Rogers, Randolph, 149
Roosevelt, President Franklin D., 255
Roosevelt, President Theodore, 155, 231
Rope walks, 61
Rotary traffic, 262, 282
Royal charter, 1663, 12, 113, 131
Ruggles-Kitson, Theo., 184, 185
Rumford, 104, 199
Runnins river, 131
Russell, Mrs. Henry G., 107
Russell, Joseph, 54, 57 Russell, William, 57
Russia, 256
Rutenberg, David, mill (1765), 62
Sabin, James, tavern, 51 Sabin, Thomas (stage coach, 1767), 43 Safety of public buildings (1882), 160 Sailing vessels: Ann and Hope, 57 Asa T. Stowell, 175 Ganges, 81 Gaspee (British), 51 General Washington, 57 Governor Ames, 182 John Jay, 57 Katy, 52 Liberty (British), 51 Lyon (British), I
President Washington, 57 Providence (warship, 1776), 52
Rising Sun, 57 Rose (British), 52 Sultan, 40 Warren (warship, 1776), 52 Saint Dunstan's School, 171 Saint Elizabeth Home (1916), 229 Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 206 Saint John's churchyard, 76 Saint John's Lodge of Masons, 50, 134 Saint Joseph's Convent, 212
Saint Joseph's Hospital (1871), 191, 251 Saint Maria's Home (1893), 186 Saint Paul's Church, London, 67 Saint Vincent de Paul Asylum (1900), 21 I Sakonnet, 198 Salem, Mass., 1, 3, 8
Salisbury, Etta V., 241
Sampson, Murdock & Co., 89
San Souci Garden, 161
San Souci, Paul A., 281
Sanders & Thornton, 203
Sanderson, Harry A., 239
Sarasate, Pablo, 155 Sarle, O. Perry, 221
Sassafras Point, 157, 181, 182, 198, 201, 219
Saunderstown, 198
Saw mill (1678), 13
Sawtelle, Franklin J., 224
Saxe, John G., 121
Sayles, Albert L., 195
Sayles, Frank A., 206
Sayles, John, 5
Sayles, John, tavern keeper (1717), 24
Sayles, William F., 168
Saylesville, 199
Scala, Luigi, 267
Schönhardt, Henri, 201
School act (1800), 62, 102
School Com. (1800), 62; (1828), 102; (1920), 223, 263
Schoolhouse lot (Haymarket St.), 30, 35
Schubarth, N. B., 124
Schumann-Heink, Ernestine, 155
Schuster, Mrs. William C., 265
Scituate (inc. 1731), 29; 84, 234
Scituate Reservoir, 234, 235 Bath St. pumping station, 235 Kent (Gainer) dam, 234 Longview reservoir, 235 Neutaconkanut Hill reservoir, 235 Neutaconkanut Hill pumping station, 235
Scott, Richard, 5
Scott-Siddons, Mrs., 121
Scott's pond, 95
Scuncio, Joseph C., 261
Sea trade (1760), 37; (1784), 57
Sears, Jane, 5
Seekonk, Mass., 131
Seekonk river, 3, 4, 12, 42, 58, 104, 119, 131, 198, 221, 237, 282
Seekonk River Comm., 221
Sembrich, Mme. Marcella, 1 55 Sewerage works (1889), 182, 198; (1901), 201, 219; (1931), 256; (1956), 282
Sewers, 146, 182, 201 Shakespeare's Head (1772), 41, 42 Shakespeare's Head Assn., 41 Sharpe, Henry D., 16, 276
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Sharpe, Mrs. Henry D., 283 Sharpe, Lucian, Jr., 168 Shattuck & Hussey, 229 Shattuck's Exchange, 161 Shaw, Mrs. F. E., 251 Shawomet (Warwick), 6
Shedd, J. Herbert, engineer, Pawtuxet water system (1868), 135, 146, 177
Sheldon, Christopher, 73 Shepard Co., 167 Shepard, Mrs. Elizabeth A., 190, 191 Shepard, George, 5
Shepard, Robert F., 256, 281
Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott, 138
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, 188
Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel, 251, 252
Sherman, Clarence E., librarian, Public Library (1930-57), 285
Sherman, Stuart C., 28 5
Ship channel, 162, 219, 256 Shipping, 182, 219, 256
Shipyards, 21, 52, 57, 62, 274
Sidewalks (1820), 87
"Sign of the Bunch of Grapes," 89 "Sign of the Golden Eagle," 41, 45 "Sign of Shakespear's Head," 41
Silver Spring Bleachery, 172 Simmons, Franklin, 148
Simonson, Albert E., 283
Sisson, Charles P., 271
Six-acre lots, 6
Slade, Walter F., comm. of public works (1903-24), 213 Slate Rock, 3, 147 Slater, Horatio N., 168
Slater, Samuel, 61
Sloan, Samuel, 138
Slowe, Thomas, II
Small, Walter H., supt. of schools (1902-09), 223
Smith, Benjamin, 5
Smith, Charles H., 184 Smith, Christopher, II
Smith, Edward, 5
Smith, Henry & Co., distill house, 61
Smith, John (miller), 3, 5, 7 Smith, Mrs. John, II Smith, John, Jr., 7, 12
Smith, John (saw mill, 1706), 19
Smith, Stephen H., 95 Smith, William, 30, 38
Smith, William (weaver's shop, 1704), 19
Smith, Senator William, 63 Smith's Hill, 194 Smith's Palace, 123
Smithfield (inc. 1731), 29; 84, 235 Snow, Edwin M., supt. of health (1856-84), 182 Snow, Deacon Joseph, 35
Snow, Rev. Joseph, Jr., 35, 75 Society for the Preservation of New England Anti- quities, 16 Society of Colonial Dames in R. I., 33 Society of Friends, 87
Sock & Buskin of Brown, 247
Sockanosset Hill, 135
Sockanosset School, Cranston (1882), 123 Sohomes bay (Occupasspatuxet cove), 6
Solitary Hill, 42 Solomon, W. S., 268
Sothern, Edward, 121
Sousa's Band, 1 54
South Kingstown, 28, 195, 260
South Scituate, 234
South Water St. warehouses, 240
Spanish-American War (1898), 185
Spanish West Indies, 185
Spary, Claude, 184
Spermaceti works, 37, 57, 61, 62
Spink, Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D., 204
Spink's Assembly Rooms, 204
Spooner, Joshua, 43
Sprague, Amasa, 133
Sprague Cemetery (1842),
Sprague House Assn., 229
Sprague, Gov. William (1860-63), 131, 133
Stage coaches, 42, 60, 85, 103, 134, 161, 162
Stage plays forbidden (1762), 41; revived (1792), 60
Stampers Hill, 7
Staples, Thomas, brick maker, 28
Staples, Judge William R., 109
Starve Goat Island, 135
State Airport (1931), 256, 273, 277
State Airports, Division of, 256
State Armory (1908), III, 207
State Board of Education (1869), 138, 152
State Board of Public Roads (1908), 199, 235, 237
State Community Redevelopment Act (1946), 281
State Constitution (1843), 114
State Council of Defense, 273
State Emergency Defense Act, 273
State Guard, 273
State Harbor Comm., 22I
State Harbor Improvement Comm., 221
State highways, 235
State Home and School (1885), 241
State House (orig. Colony House), 39, 52, 100, 194 State House (1900), 194, 195
State House approach plan (1915), 219
State Institutions, 255
State Normal School (1877), 103; 1898 (R. I. Coll. of Education), 194
State Office Bldg. (1928), 245, 246 State Pier, Providence (1914), 219, 221, 256; Galilee, 274 State Planning Board (1934), 255, 256, 267, 268
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State Police, 235 State Prison (1838), 108; (1878), 109 Stated Common (1658), 23, 28 Statues (see Monuments)
Steamboat and steamship lines:
American Steamboat Co., 158
Atlantic Steamboat Co., 157
Boston & New York Trans. Co., 157
Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Co., 157, 198 Clyde Line, 198
Colonial Line to New York, 257, 274
Continental Steamboat Co., 1 57
Empire Line, 157
Enterprise Line to New York, 198
Fabre Line, 221
Fall River Iron Works Co., 85, 157, 158
Fall River Line, 157, 257
Joy Line to New York, 198
Keystone Line, 1 57
Luckenbach Line, 256
Merchants & Miners Trans. Co., 157
Merchants Steamship Co., 1 57
Narragansett Bay Line to New York, 198
Neptune Steamboat Co., 157
New York & Boston Steamboat Co., 105
Providence & New York Steamship Co., 1 57
Providence & Stonington Steamship Co., 157, 198
Providence, Fall River & Newport Steamboat Co., 198 Providence Line to New York, 198, 256 Providence, Norfolk & Baltimore Steamship Co., 157, 198
Providence Tow & Steamboat Co., 256
Rhode Island & New York Steamboat Co., 85, 1 57
Seaconnet Steamboat Co., 198
Stonington Steamship Co., 1 57 Winsor Line, 1 57
Steamboats, 85, 95, 105, 123, 157, 198 Steamboats & steamships: Baltimore (c. 1890), 198
Bay Queen (1865), 158, 198
Benjamin Franklin (1828), 105, 157
Blackstone (c. 1870), 157
Boston (1831), 105, 157
Bradford Durfee (1845), 158
City of Lowell, 257
City of Newport (1863), 158, 198 Connecticut, 198
Corsair, 198 Crystal Wave (1875), 158
Day Star (1873), 158, 198
Experiment (1792), 57, 85 Firefly (1817), 85 Fulton (1819), 85 Islander (c. 1815), 198
John W. Richmond (1837), 157 Lexington (c. 1836), 105
Steamboats & steamships (continued) Massachusetts (1836), 157; (1877), 157
McClennan, 1 57
Mount Hope (c. 1890), 158, 198
Narragansett (1836), 157; (1869), 157, 198 New Shoreham, 198
Plymouth, 198 Pomham (c. 1885), 198
President (1829), 157
Priscilla (1894), 257
Providence (1832), 105, 157; (1904), 257
Providence (Fabre Line), 221
Rhode Island (1836), 156; (1873), 157, 198 Richard Borden (1874), 158, 198
Squantum (1888), 198
Stonington (1869), 157 Venezia (Fabre Line), 221 Warwick (orig. Day Star), 198
What Cheer (1867), 158, 198
William Coddington (Liberty ship, 1942), 274 William Kennedy, 157 Zenobia (combat cargo ship, 1944), 274
Stearns, Judge Charles F., 239
Steere, George A., chief of fire dept. (1884-1909), 183
Steere, Henry J., 172, 186
Steere, John, 5
Steinert Bldg. (1911), 228
Sterry, Cyprian, 60
Stevens & Lee, 251
Stiness, Judge John H., 213
Stocks (1684), 16
Stoddard, A. J., supt. of schools (1929-37), 263
Stone, Alfred, 39, 139, 140, 156, 223
Stone & Carpenter, 107, 150, 155
Stone, Carpenter & Willson, 167, 170, 179, 186, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 206, 207, 209, 212 Stone, Carpenter & Sheldon, 212, 223 Stonington, Conn., II 5
Storms (1719), 21; (1761), 39; (1807), 81; (1815), 81; (1869), 143; (1938), 81, 270, 271; (1944), 274; (1954), 121
Stowell, Asa T., 175
Strayer, Dr. George D., 242, 243
Street lights: oil, 87, 101, 132, 143; gas, 121, 132, 143, 201; electric, 159, 201, 217 Street names (1772), 47; (1807), 73; 194
Street paving (1761), 39; (1820), 77; (1870), 143; (1886), 177, 179; (1908), 217; (1936), 262
Street railways (see Traction lines)
Street signs and numbers (1824), 89
Street watering, 217
Strickland, William, 107
Sturges, Rush, 239 Subdivision platting, 121, 143, 197
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