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Steamboat Rhode Island
April 14, 2021
The steamboat Rhode Island was built in 1836 and sank in 1850. In 1873, the Providence & Stonington Steamship Company christened another steamship with the name Rhode Island which saw service into the 20th century.
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Herald of the Times
September 1, 1836
Alexandria Gazette
September 26, 1836
Herald of the Times
(Newport, R.I.)
September 29, 1836
Alexandria Gazette
October 6, 1836
North Carolina Standard
November 24, 1836
Vermont Telegraph
April 29, 1840
New York Daily Tribune
August 19, 1844
American Republican & Baltimore Daily Clipper
Oct. 31, 1846
American Republican & Baltimore Daily Clipper
November 4, 1846
The Corrector (Sag Harbor, NY)
February 16, 1850
The Republic, (Wash. DC)
Feb. 19, 1850
February 19, 1850
February 19, 1850
February 19, 1950
