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Warwick, Rhode Island

Warwick is a city in Rhode Island on the western shore of Narragansett Bay. It was founded in 1642 by Samuel Gorton as Shawomet and renamed after the Earl of Warwick, who helped protect the settlement. It became one of the four original towns of the colony and is now the state's second-largest city.

Warwick, Rhode Island
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Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Warwick, Rhode Island. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/warwick-rhode-island
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The Epoch Institute. “Warwick, Rhode Island.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/warwick-rhode-island.
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