Within its 30 square miles that stretch from the Narragansett Bay
of the Atlantic Ocean to the pastoral hills of central Rhode
Island, Cranston has always offered a wide range of contrasts. For
the founders of the settlement in 1638, religious idealism competed
with a sometimes ruthless desire for more land. Cranston was
nicknamed the "City of Farms," although in the mid-1800s it was
known as the home of one of the greatest industrial empires in the
nation. Cranston Revisited reveals how the residents worked,
worshipped, socialized, traveled, learned, and governed themselves
throughout their 375-year history. Cranston has much to be proud
of, including the local farm boy who was the hero of a Herman
Melville book, America's first May Breakfast, the first site of a
popular racing sport, and the textile company that at one time led
the world in printing calico. Cranston Revisited showcases the rich
heritage of this community through the historic photograph
collection of the Cranston Historical Society as well as
photographic contributions from the city's citizens.
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