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Foxtrot Zulu
Foxtrot Zulu is a band based in the Providence, Rhode Island area. They toured the country for several years and recorded four original albums. Guitarist Nate Edmunds is currently a middle school principal in Jamestown, Rhode Island Jamestown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island in the United States. The population was 5,559 at the 2020 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay. It also includes the u .... Discography *''Moe's Diner'' (1995) *''Burn Slow'' (1997) *''Frozen In Time'' (1999) *''Tonight'' (2008) Live album: *''Live...'' (2000) References ;Footnotes {{reflist ;General referencesRelix Magazine Feature; June 1999 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River in Providence County, at the head of Narragansett Bay. Providence was one of the first cities in the country to industrialize and became noted for its textile manufacturing and subsequent machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries. Today, the city of Providence is home to eight hospitals and List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island#Institutions, eight institutions of higher learning which have shifted the city's economy into service industries, though it still retains some manufacturin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Jamestown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island in the United States. The population was 5,559 at the 2020 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay. It also includes the uninhabited Dutch Island and Gould Island. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of , of which is land and is water. The total area is 72.55% water. Rhode Island Route 138 is the only state highway in Jamestown, connecting the town and island to North Kingstown to the west (over the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge) and Newport to the east (over the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge). History In 1524, Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano and his crew visited Narragansett Bay. Dutch Island was used by fur traders , and English colonists in 1638 made arrangements with the native Americans to use Conanicut Island for grazing sheep. Ferries were in operation between Conanicut Island and Newport by 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
