Rhode Island History Journal, Vol. 5, January 1946

In this issue:

George H. Corliss of Providence, Inventor by Robert S Holding George Corliss Samuel Slater William Almy mills water power steam engine Corliss Steam Engine Company patents iron clad monitor Centennial Exposition

Early Rehoboth, vol. 1, by Richard LeBaron Bowen, reviewed by Clifford K Shipton

The Providence Plantations Canal by William Greene Roelker Providence Canal transportation John Brown Providence Worcester canals

The Pageant of Benefit Street Down through the Years, by Margaret Bingham Stillwell, reviewed by George L Miner

The Hard Winter of 1740, memorandum in the Ward Papers by William Greene winter weather Narragansett Bay ice Warwick

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