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A Little Rhode Island History
The Some historical Rhode Island facts...

Rhode Island's first permanent settlement was established at Providence in 1636. The royal charter of 1663 guaranteed complete religious liberty, established a self-governing colony with total autonomy

Quakers, who merged with the Antinomians, established a meeting house on Aquidneck in 1657

A major boundary dispute with Connecticut was resolved in 1726-27, and a very favorable settlement with Massachusetts in 1746-47 resulted in the annexation of Cumberland and Several East Bay towns, including Tiverton, Little Compton, Warren (which then embraced Barrington), and the port of Bristol.

The precise date of Roger Williams (founder of RI) death is unknown, but it occurred sometime between January 16 and March 16, 1682-83

ON MAY 4, 1776, two full months before the other twelve of the thirteen original colonies did so, independence from the mother country - Great Britain - was formally declared by the General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island. This bold and brave historic action created the first free republic in the New World.

WHILE stirring speeches were being made by irate patriots in other colonies, Rhode Islanders, long before Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, carried on war; with the British - and the Rhode Island colonists drew the first blood. On July 9, 1764, sailors from H.M.S. Squirrel and Newporters fought with each other - cutlasses, clubs and stones were used with bruising effects

Local Environmental Agencies
And Projects

Department of Environmental Management

Narragansett Bay Commission

National Sea Grant
College Program
The National Sea Grant College Program encourages the wise stewardship of our marine resources through research and education. Sea Grant is a partnership between the nation's universities and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program

Coastal Services Center
Coastal Information Directory allows you to Search a variety of databases throughout the U.S. for descriptions of coastal data, information, and products. Use the keyword "Rhode Island" to find out what is happening locally.

Narragansett
The Northeast Fisheries Science Center has a laboratory in Naragansett whose mission is to provide oceanographic and ecological analyses in support of an accelerated recovery of severely depressed fish stocks within the NE Shelf ecosystem.

Narragansett Laboratory Page
URI Graduate School of Oceanography The Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) of the University of Rhode Island offers instruction leading to the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the classical areas of oceanography.
In 1989 the Graduate School of Oceanography was designated a NOAA Center of Excellence in coastal marine studies. Recently, the National Research Council ranked the GSO's PhD program one of the best in the country and 5th among oceanographic institutions.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

The Narragansett Bay Reserve includes undisturbed salt marshes, tidal flats, rock shores, open waters, upland fields, forests, and an historic farm site. The reserve contains the major watershed and largest stream on Prudence Island.
Visit the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Home Page.


Local Environmental Agencies And Projects Department of Environmental Management Narragansett Bay Commission National Sea Grant College Program The National Sea Grant College Program encourages the wise stewardship of our marine resources through research and education. Sea Grant is a partnership between the nation's universities and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program Coastal Services Center Coastal Information Directory allows you to Search a variety of databases throughout the U.S. for descriptions of coastal data, information, and products. Use the keyword "Rhode Island" to find out what is happening locally.		Narragansett The Northeast Fisheries Science Center has a laboratory in Naragansett whose mission is to provide oceanographic and ecological analyses in support of an accelerated recovery of severely depressed fish stocks within the NE Shelf ecosystem. Narragansett Laboratory Page URI Graduate School of Oceanography The Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) of the University of Rhode Island offers instruction leading to the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the classical areas of oceanography. In 1989 the Graduate School of Oceanography was designated a NOAA Center of Excellence in coastal marine studies. Recently, the National Research Council ranked the GSO's PhD program one of the best in the country and 5th among oceanographic institutions. Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve The Narragansett Bay Reserve includes undisturbed salt marshes, tidal flats, rock shores, open waters, upland fields, forests, and an historic farm site. The reserve contains the major watershed and largest stream on Prudence Island. Visit the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Home Page.