Carole: Providence Plantations was the original name of what is now the State of Rhode Island. BILL in CT -------------------------------------------------------------- DUMB QUESTION?????? FOR Gloria...or anyone..... What are the Providence Plantations??? I have always been under the assumption that it was the land and homes in Providence or is it all over the state??? or am I wrong???? Carole ----- Original Message ----- From: Gloria<mailto:gjs11054@cox.net> To: RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:26 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] KNOW RHODE ISLAND Some great info on Rhode Island here: Secretary of State - Know Rhode Island http://www.sec.state.ri.us/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode<http://www.secstate.ri.us/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode> Gloria ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Search the RIGenWeb Mailing List http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailsrch.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailsrch.html> RIGenWeb Surname And Query List http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/state/qryindex.htm<http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/state/qryindex.htm> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ Surname Helper Search http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html

On 2/20/06 4:50 PM, "Bill Waterhouse" <wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com> wrote: > Carole: Providence Plantations was the original name of what is > now the State of Rhode Island. The official name of the state still is..... Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Sheila