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Swan Point Cemetery. / 41.8528776°N 71.3828347°W / 41.8528776; -71.3828347. Swan Point Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Established in 1846 on a 60-acre (0.24 km 2) plot of land, it has approximately 40,000 interments. [2]
Gina Raimondo. Gina Marie Raimondo ( / rəˈmɒndoʊ /; born May 17, 1971) is an American businesswoman, lawyer, politician, and venture capitalist who has served since 2021 as the 40th United States secretary of commerce. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 75th governor of Rhode Island from 2015 to 2021, and was the first ...
The Patriarca crime family (/ ˌ p æ t r i ˈ ɑː r k ə /, Italian pronunciation: [patriˈarka]), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia or The Office, is an Italian-American Mafia family operating in New England. It has two distinct factions, one based in Providence, Rhode Island, and the other in Boston ...
Raymond L. S. Patriarca. Raymond Loreda Salvatore Patriarca ( / ˌpætriˈɑːrkə /; March 17, 1908 – July 11, 1984) was an American mobster from Providence, Rhode Island, who became the long-time boss of the Patriarca crime family, whose control extended throughout New England for more than three decades. Patriarca died on July 11, 1984.
Gerard Thomas Ouimette (March 6, 1940 – April 19, 2015), commonly known as The Frenchman, was an American mobster and author from Providence, Rhode Island who was a prominent associate of the Patriarca crime family. He served for years as one of Raymond L. S. Patriarca 's lieutenants, and also headed his own faction of the Patriarca mob.
January 12, 1973. The Governor Henry Lippitt House is a historic house museum at 199 Hope Street on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. A National Historic Landmark, it is one of the finest Italianate mansion houses in the state, and considered one of the best-preserved examples of Victorian -era houses in the United States. [3]
The oldest existing Catholic church in Rhode Island, St. Mary's, was founded in West Warwick in 1844. 1872 to 1887. On February 16, 1872, Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Providence, taking all of Rhode Island from the Diocese of Hartford.
“He continued to perform during treatment, playing his last show, a surprise appearance in Rhode Island, in early July,” Jimmy Buffett's Obituary Reveals Cause of Death, Private Cancer Battle ...