What is the history of Providence, Rhode Island?

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This area was first settled in 1636 by Roger Williams (theologian)Roger Williams, and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies. Williams secured a title from the Narragansett (tribe)Narragansett natives around this time and gave the city its present name. Williams cultivated Providence as a refuge for persecuted religious dissenters, as he himself had been exiled from Massachusetts.
This area was first settled in 1636 by Roger Williams (theologian)Roger Williams, and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies. Williams secured a title from the Narragansett (tribe)Narragansett natives around this time and gave the city its present name. Williams cultivated Providence as a refuge for persecuted religious dissenters, as he himself had been exiled from Massachusetts.<ref name Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island

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