Re: R.I. data in Rehoboth, Mass.
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In reply to:
R.I. data in Rehoboth, Mass.
Coralynn Brown 1/06/08
The border of RI and Mass. was not officially set until 1860. In the colonial boundaries, present day East Providence and parts of Barrington and Bristol, RI were in Mass. and present-day Fall River was in RI. The states swapped these areas to the present-day borders. East Providence was Rehoboth. On Pawtucket Ave. in East Providence still stands the stone maker saying "Rehoboth".