PROVIDENCE, R.I
\pɹˈɒvɪdəns], \pɹˈɒvɪdəns], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_v_ɪ_d_ə_n_s]\
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was settled in 1636 by Roger Williams and his company, who were forced to leave Massachusetts because of their religious opinions. The town was nearly destroyed by the Indians in 1676. Providence was incorporated as a city in 1832. Brown University was removed hither in 1770.
By John Franklin Jameson
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