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who gave consent. They referred to the island in his honor, and the
Jamestown seal today includes the figure of a sheep. Conanicut Island was a part of the island territory included in a commission which the Council of State of England granted to
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comprises the entire island. The U.S. Census Bureau reported a land area of 24.46 km (9.44 sq mi) and a population of 5,622 in 2000. A
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Islands. They divided
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is located on the island, and artifacts have been recovered from a site near the elementary school. The island is named for Chief
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in 1651 separating them from the mainland and making him indefinite governor of the islands (later revoked).
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connects the southern part of
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In 1657, a consortium of about 100 buyers purchased
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History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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the same year) and
William Case were among the purchasers.
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tribe of American Indians. The largest Indian cemetery in
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856:Islands of Rhode Island
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608:Stone Bridge
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782:Spar Island
772:Rose Island
767:Rock Island
737:Hope Island
717:Goat Island
707:Dyer Island
426:Rose Island
421:Rock Island
396:Hope Island
376:Goat Island
366:Dyer Island
155:fur traders
141:New England
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840:Categories
807:Peninsulas
792:Whale Rock
732:Hog Island
712:Fox Island
557:Providence
552:Portsmouth
532:Middletown
502:Barrington
436:Whale Rock
391:Hog Island
371:Fox Island
228:References
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36:41°31′00″N
820:Potowomut
747:Lime Rock
527:Jamestown
401:Lime Rock
207:in 1748.
159:Quentenis
145:Canonicus
121:Jamestown
18:Conanicut
512:Cranston
659:Islands
576:Bridges
567:Warwick
542:Newport
507:Bristol
329:Islands
252:July 4,
187:traitor
167:sachems
131:History
125:tombolo
107:by the
101:Newport
88:-eh-kut
562:Warren
179:Gould
152:Dutch
254:2024
103:on
86:NAN
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