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== Divine Providence ==
* Seeing the Sites
** code4lib proof that you went to RI top 10 ez cheap don't miss: top EZ cheap walkable visits that prove you didn't stay in the hotel during all of code4lib
*** Roger Williams National Memorial - free! - Thank Roger for separation of church & state; nice video giving the basics of Providence's founding after Massachusetts kicked him out, his unique respect and cooperation with native americans, etc.
*** RI State House - When built in early 20th century RI was 2nd richest state; so now we're tied with Michigan for highest unemployment. Still, it remains a majestic space, worth a visit, and so close to code4lib!***Providence Athenaeum - Makes you feel good about caring for about libraries. That Edgar Allen Poe is said to have had trysts with his sweetie, Helen, here adds , adding to the charm.***First Baptist Church of America. One of those enchanting "colonial" churches, lovely inside and out. Notice that it,, like most RI churches of it's era, is not on a village green. Rhode Islanders didn't want the church to be overseeing community life.
* History