Hosted by Kevin Padula · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 52 episodes
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The history of Rhode Island is truly remarkable. The Story of Rhode Island is my humble attempt to tell you some of the stories about the people, places, and events that have made Rhode Island the state it is today.To learn more about the show visit the Story of Rhode Island Podcast website at https://www.storyofrhodeisland.com/
Kevin Padula hosts The Story of Rhode Island, a history show with 52 episodes published.
Before Lexington and Concord... before the Boston Tea Party... Rhode Islanders launched one of the boldest attacks of the Revolutionary era. In 1772, a group of Rhode Islanders boarded and burned a British naval schooner
In 1790, the United States threatened to invade one of its own states. Congress debated cutting it off as a foreign nation. Some advocates of the new Constitution even suggested carving it up and dividing its land betwee
The Founding Fathers preached government by the people. Rhode Island practiced it. And it terrified them. In the 1780s, a period known as the Critical Period, James Madison and America's founders watched in horror as dem
On May 4th, 1776, two months before the Declaration of Independence, Rhode Island renounced its allegiance to King George III. No other colony had done it. So why isn't Rhode Island celebrated as the first to declare ind
The Wood River Branch Railroad should not have survived. Built in the aftermath of a deadly train wreck and during the Panic of 1873, the line spent decades fighting for its life. Fires destroyed its largest customers. F
On April 19, 1873, a train traveling through rural Rhode Island plunged into a washed-out bridge in the darkness before dawn. What followed was one of the deadliest railroad disasters in the state’s history. But this tra
Before it became the South County Bike Path, this quiet trail was the Narragansett Pier Railroad, a vital 19th-century line that fueled Rhode Island’s mills, carried seaside tourists, and left a hidden legacy still visib
Follow the forgotten Hartford, Providence, and Fishkill Railroad from Providence to western Coventry, and discover how this 19th-century line shaped Rhode Island’s mill villages, industry, and communities before fading i
In this first episode of the Forgotten Railroads of Rhode Island series, we'll take a look at the Newport and Wickford Railroad, a line that served everyone from America's wealthiest families, local mill workers, and a R
In this conversation with Dr. Patrick Conley we discussed when The Colony of Rhode Island had perhaps the most radical democracy in the world, how that declined in the 19th century, and Thomas Wilson Dorr's impact on Rho
When founded in 1636, Providence was little more than a tiny settlement of religious outcasts fighting for survival. But by the late 19th century, it had managed to become one of America’s leading industrial centers. In
In this conversation with Dr. Erik Chaput we discussed the life of Thomas Wilson Dorr and the 1842 political upheaval he eventually led. To learn more about Thomas Wilson Dorr, I highly recommend checking out the resourc
This is a discussion with historian John Landry about Rhode Island’s economic history and why the state is so unique. www.storyofrhodeisland.com *For an ideal viewing experience, I recommend watching this episode on The
On the eve of the American Revolution, Rhode Island was the most democratic colony in the entire British Empire, but by the early 19th century, it had become the least democratic state in America. In this episode of The
On October 5th, The Story of Rhode Island Podcast will become The Story of Rhode Island YouTube Channel. With this change, I’ll be able to add visuals like photographs, maps, and animations to the stories I tell, bringin
1863 - 1865 | Following a heroic performance by Battery B, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Regiment, at the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union goes on to win the American Civil War, allowing Rhode Islanders are able to c
1861 - 1863 | Ambrose Burnside, a Union General from Bristol, Rhode Island, personally experiences the highs and lows of war while fighting Confederate forces in the American Civil War. My Favorite Books on this Topic: H
1859 - 1861 | Rhode Island's political and military leaders respond as America is thrust into Civil War. My Favorite Books on this Topic: History of the Rhode Island combat units in the Civil War (1861-1865) by Harold R.
1843 - 1845 | Following the murder of wealthy industrialist Amasa Sprague, Irish immigrant John Gordon is unjustly executed for the crime. My Favorite Books on this Topic: The Hanging and Redemption of John Gordon: The T
1841 - 1845 | Thomas Wilson Dorr leads a political upheaval aimed at modernizing the state's archaic and extremely undemocratic government. My Favorite Books on this Topic: Democracy in Decline: Rhode Island's Constituti
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