Yep! I knew that too! -------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Washington County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riwashin/ Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/