A Lively Experiment

A Multireligious Historical Overview of Rhode Island



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Another important site for the Narragansetts is the Royal Buying Ground, located in the woods of Charlestown, Rhode Island, which the State of Rhode Island has dedicated "in recognition of the kindness and hospitality of this once powerful Nation to the founders of this State."



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The Royal Burying Ground of the Narragansett Tribe in the woods of Charlestown, Rhode Island. The inscription on the tombstone in the center reads: "This tablet is erected and this spot of ground consecrated by the State of Rhode Island to mark the place which Indian tradition identifies as the Royal Burying Ground of the Narragansett Tribe and in recognition of the kindness and hospitality of this once powerful Nation to the founders of this State."