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March 01, 1862 -
PROVIDENCE gained from BRISTOL (Mass.) when Massachusetts and Rhode Island implemented the U.S. Supreme Court settlement (31 Dec 1861) of their boundary to the Atlantic Ocean.
(Bayles, Providence, 1:29; R.I. Acts and Resolves, 1861, ch. 379, sec. 2/p. 4; Ullman, 83-84; Van Zandt, 68)
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June 11, 1750 -
March 01, 1862
PROVIDENCE lost to creation of KENT.
(R.I. Recs., 5:301)
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February 17, 1747 -
June 11, 1750
[17 February 1746/1747] PROVIDENCE gained from BRISTOL (Mass.) and SUFFOLK (Mass.) when Rhode Island implemented the 1746 royal settlement of the boundary with Massachusetts.
(Arnold, 2:157; R.I. Recs., 5:207-209)
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June 16, 1729 -
February 17, 1747
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS renamed PROVIDENCE; lost to creation of KINGS (now WASHINGTON).
(R.I. Recs., 4:427)
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