Tag: National Park Service
Sale of Shakespeare’s Head Building halted as link to slavery, Underground...
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has paused its attempt to sell the Shakespeare’s Head Building so it can investigate evidence that the site...
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in line for $9M in...
PAWTUCKET – The U.S. National Park Service plans to allocate $9 million in federal funds to upgrade the Old Slater Mill other Blackstone River...
In Blackstone Valley, effects of national park designation still evolving
State, federal and local tourism officials have for years been working to make the Blackstone Valley and its attractions a source of economic stimulus,...
3 R.I. lighthouses to be transferred to state for historic preservation
PROVIDENCE – The National Park Service has agreed to turn over three historic Rhode Island lighthouses to the state and local groups for their...
Pawtucket green-lights $280K purchase of park land by JK Equities, clearing...
PAWTUCKET – The city recently announced its decision to sell park land at 94 Moshassuck St. to JK Equities LLC for $280,000, while still...
Glocester gets $250K from feds for Chepachet Village revitalization efforts
GLOCESTER – The town has received a $250,000 grant from the National Park Service’s Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program to launch a preservation and economic-development...
Reed secures $1.7M for R.I. to upgrade parks, preserve open space
WARWICK – Rhode Island has received a $1.7 million Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to upgrade parks, preserve open spaces and enhance public...
R.I. receives $1.7M from feds for recreation and conservation projects
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $1.7 million in federal grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for state-identified outdoor recreation and conservation...
Feds use offshore-drilling money for conservation, R.I. gets nearly $1M
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is getting nearly $1 million in federal money – much of it from selling offshore-drilling rights – to pay for...
3 R.I. historic districts updated after National Park Service accepts additional...
PROVIDENCE – The National Park Service has accepted additional documentation about African-American and Cape Verdean history in the College Hill Historic District in Providence,...
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