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Providence City Facts
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The area was purchased from the Narragansett Indians in 1636 by Roger Williams, who cultivated Providence as a refuge from religious persecution.
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The oldest Baptist Church in America is located at 75 North Main Street in Providence.
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The East Side neighborhood of Providence boasts the most impressive collection of original Colonial Homes in the U.S. with 200 pristine 18th and 19th century buildings, brick sidewalks and antique gas lamps.
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