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Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island. / 41.89167°N 71.39111°W / 41.89167; -71.39111. Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,583 at the 2020 census. With an area of only 1.29 square miles (3.3 km 2 ), it is the smallest [5] and most densely populated city ...
Simeone George Pesare (February 18, 1939 – October 14, 2012) was an American martial artist born in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a 10th-degree black belt (awarded by Victor Gascon) and had high-degree black belts in additional martial arts including judo, taewkondo, eskrima, and aikido. Pesare was a successful karate and judo competitor.
660,615. 409 sq mi ( 1,059 km 2) Washington County. 009. South Kingstown *. 1729. Formed in 1729 as Kings County from part of Providence Plantations County. Renamed Washington County in 1781. George Washington, American Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States.
High Watch, formerly named Holiday House but locally known as the Harkness House, is an 11,000 square feet (1,000 m 2) home situated in Watch Hill, a historic district in Westerly, Rhode Island. The most expensive private home in Rhode Island, [2] High Watch has been owned by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift since 2013 and is a subject ...
Tobias Saunders (c. 1620 – 1695) was a Deputy to the Rhode Island General Assembly (1669, 1671, 1672, 1680, 1681, 1683, and 1690), a Conservator of the Peace (1669, 1678, and 1695) and a founding settler of Westerly, Rhode Island.
Carpenter ants ( Camponotus spp.) are large ants (workers 7 to 13 mm or to in) indigenous to many forested parts of the world. [2] They build nests inside wood, consisting of galleries chewed out with their mandibles or jaws, preferably in dead, damp wood. However, unlike termites, they do not consume wood, [3] but instead discard a material ...
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) of France, who lived to the age of 122 years and 164 days. [b] The oldest verified man ever is Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013) of Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest known living person is Maria Branyas of Spain (born in ...
Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. [1] The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo.