PAD06 - Old State House

Officially known as the "Old State House", this was the site of numerous events in the state's history, not to mention the history of our nation. On May 4, 1776 - two months before the Declaration of Independence was issued - the colony of Rhode Island declared independence from the British Crown. It was at this site that the declaration was signed. Also on this site in 1784 the RI General Assembly passed the first act in the US for the emancipation of slaves. In 1790 with President George Washington in attendence, Rhode Island ratified the US constitution becoming the 13th state to enter the union.


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