Melville Ponds

Oh Rhode Island!

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July 27th 2006
We left Philadelphia and headed north toward Rhode Island. You may think we are crazy but we decided to bypass New York City for this trip and save it for another time. Living on the East Coast will make NYC an easy long weekend trip for the future and we want to give the city the full attention that it deserves. So on we drove through southern Connecticut, where we saw a little town on the m ... read more

North America » United States » Rhode Island

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more