18 Old Town Rd

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Join us this summer as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independence with community events, tours, and lectures at the Historical Society.

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Sunken British Frigates in Narragansett Bay, 1778, with Bob Cembrola
Sep 10
Sunken British Frigates in Narragansett Bay, 1778, with Bob Cembrola

Bob Cembrola, former curator for the Naval War College Museum, will present on the British decision to scuttle their fleet when the French arrived to aid the American rebels.

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Block Island Historical Society Featured on PBS

The Block Island Historical Society Museum, Gallery, and Shop, a three-story building with a red mansard roof at the intersection of Old Town Road and Ocean Avenue (Bridgegate Square) in Block Island, Rhode Island.

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