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Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport [6] ( IATA: PVD, ICAO: KPVD, FAA LID: PVD) is a public international airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, 6 miles (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) south of the state 's capital and largest city of Providence. Opened in 1931, the airport was named for former Rhode Island governor and longtime senator ...
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, [7] founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful ...
Green Jacket Shoal is a 33-acre (13 ha) shoal and ship graveyard in Providence River, between the cities of East Providence and Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It contains a large amount of debris from a century of abandoned and wrecked ships, destroyed docks, pilings , and other remnants of the area's industrial past.
Industrial National Bank Building. The Industrial Trust Building, located at 111 Westminster Street or 55 Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, was built in 1928 as the Industrial Trust Co. Building, and was designed by the New York firm of Walker & Gillette. At 428 feet (130 m) with 26 floors, it is the tallest building in ...
By allocating $16 million to the Green Bond, we will ensure the continuation of the conservation initiatives that are vital to our state's future, protecting Rhode Island’s important farmland ...
December 8, 2005. The Wayland Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district on the east side of Providence, Rhode Island. It is a large area, covering about 122 acres (49 ha), bounded roughly on the north by Everett and Laurel Avenues, on the east by Blackstone Boulevard and Butler Avenue, on the west by Arlington Avenue ...
In Rhode Island, centuries-old graveyards sit in the middle of golf courses and car lots, behind big box stores, and alongside airport runways. T.F. Green, Dunkin' and the DMV: The strangest ...
The U.S. state of Rhode Island is home to 27 buildings over 175 feet (53 m) in height. Five of these buildings are taller than 300 feet (91 m), all of which are located in the state's capital and largest city, Providence. The tallest skyscraper in the city and state is the Industrial National Bank Building at 111 Westminster Street in Downtown ...