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Birth — 1701 21 February 1701 Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)
Prior to 1633 - New England 1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations 1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England 1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
Birth — 1701
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)
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