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‘Providence Plantations’ still being removed from RI State House - MSN
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s been nearly four years since Rhode Islanders voted to remove “Providence Plantations” from the state’s legal name. Though the phrase was quickly stripped ...
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A year later, Rhode Island buildings still say ‘Plantations’
Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790. In 2010, nearly eight in 10 voters rejected the shorter name in a referendum.
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Rhode Island’s formal name is ‘the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.’ There’s a move now to change that - CNN
Rhode Island’s official name includes “Providence Plantations” after the name of a settlement founded in 1636 by Roger Williams that now includes the state’s capital city, according to the ...
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Work progresses to remove references to 'Providence Plantations' from State House - WJAR
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Changes are gradually unfolding at Rhode Island’s State House to erase the words “Providence Plantations” in some spots. It’s been nearly four years since ...
The Providence Journal3y
RI changed state name, but Providence Plantations still on buildings
You don't have to look too hard to find the words Providence Plantations on state buildings, a year and a half after Rhode Island voters deleted them from the state name.. The phrase is still on ...
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Rhode Island To Remove 'Providence Plantations' From State's Formal Name
Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790. There have been efforts to drop the "Providence Plantations" before by ...
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Rhode Island voters chose to drop ‘Plantation’ from state’s name. A year later it remains on display - PBS
Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790. In 2010, nearly eight in 10 voters rejected the shorter name in a referendum.
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Workers remove state seal including 'and Providence Plantations' from outside State House - WJAR
A seal of the State of Rhode Island that was embedded in a walkway outside the State House was removed Wednesday. It was an older version of the emblem that included the words "and Providence ...
The Providence Journal1y
'Providence Plantations' will mostly disappear from RI's State House
It's taken nearly four years of study and deliberation, but Rhode Island now has a plan to physically remove the phrase "Providence Plantations" from most, although not all, places where it is ...
The Boston Globe3y
A year later, Rhode Island buildings still say ‘Providence Plantations’
Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790. In 2010, nearly eight in 10 voters rejected the shorter name in a referendum.
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A year later, Rhode Island buildings still say ‘Plantations’ - WPLG Local 10
The state seal with Rhode Island's full former name appears on a rug in the state room, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at the Rhode Island State House, in Providence, R.I. Voters chose to strip the words ...