The Story of Rhode Island In 100 Landmarks

America turns 250. Let's go find the candles. Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. We've wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way. The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered. Whether you're traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Rhode Island landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Ocean State. Clam cakes... Quonset huts... diners... summer stock theater... the CCC... Roger Williams... frozen lemonade... roadside architecture... the U.S. Open tennis Tournament... the U.S. Open golf tournament... Triangle Trade... the Paw Sox... shore dinners... King Philip's War... This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time. The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make Rhode Island uniquely Rhode Island. The building invent- ed in Rhode Island that transformed the military? Solved. Where to find hockey-style side-by-side dugouts on a baseball field? Mystery solved. The oldest merry-go-round in America with horses suspended from chains? Identified. The clubhouse where players in golf's first U.S. Open changed their shoes? Revealed. It is a story only Rhode Island can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or at least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Ocean State standing in plain sight on Rhode Island streets!