Oregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island
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The blaze was set off by lightning on July 17, and wind gusts drove the flames across brush, timberland and ranches
  • roy_mustang76@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    Time to teach a fun fact!

    Up until 2020, the official name of Rhode Island was State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

    Providence and surrounding towns on the mainland were the “Providence Plantations”, and Newport and Portsmouth, on the island also known as Aquidneck Island, were the Rhode Island part of the equation.