1675-1700
1675 King Philip's War. "Great Swamp Fight" takes place in South Kingstown.
1676 King Philip is captured and killed at Mount Hope in Bristol ending King Philip's War.
1680 First wharf and warehouse built in Providence.
1683 Roger Williams dies.
1693 Massachusettes established first postal route between Boston and Rhode Island.
1695 First ferry connecting Jamestown and Newport established.
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