East Providence, Rhode Island<\/h3>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43\u00a0km2), of which, 13.4 square miles (35\u00a0km2) of it is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3\u00a0km2) of it (19.33%) is water.\n<\/p>
In 1641, the Plymouth Colony purchased from the Indians a large tract of land which today includes the northern half of East Providence (from Watchemoket to Rumford), Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Seekonk, Massachusetts, and part of Pawtucket. Four years later, John Brown of Plymouth bought a considerably smaller piece of land from the Indians, which today comprises the southern part of East Providence (Riverside), Barrington, and a small part of Swansea. Finally, in 1661, Plymouth completed the \"North Purchase\" from which Attleboro, North Attleboro, and Cumberland were later formed. Over the whole the authorities gave the name 'Rehoboth'. The center of this large settlement, which is sometimes referred to as 'Old Rehoboth', is within the borders of modern East Providence. In 1812, the western half of Old Rehoboth was set off as a separate township called Seekonk, Massachusetts. Old Rehoboth's town center now became the heart of Old Seekonk. Finally, in 1862, the western part of Old Seekonk was ceded to Rhode Island and incorporated as East Providence.\n<\/p>
Beginning around 1900 and continuing until the onset of the Depression in 1930, large numbers of Portuguese from Providence, Fall River, New Bedford, and Portugal settled in East Providence. By 1905, there were over 400 Portuguese in the town, the third highest in the state. The Portuguese, like other ethnic groups, were drawn to East Providence primarily by the lure of jobs. Many employment opportunities were available in the Watchemoket area, where numerous immigrants settled.\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Mtti<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 2<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tVocational & Technical SchoolPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t1241 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA 02771\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Johnson & Wales University<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 2<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tColleges & UniversitiesPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t1144 Narragansett Blvd, Cranston, RI 02905\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Providence College<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 9<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tColleges & UniversitiesPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t1 Cunningham Sq, Providence, RI 02918\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 1<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tColleges & UniversitiesPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t222 Richmond St, Providence, RI 02903\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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IYRS School of Technology & Trades<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 3<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tVocational & Technical SchoolPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t449 Thames St, Newport, RI 02840\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Bryant University<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 7<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tColleges & UniversitiesPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Stonehill college<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t 4<\/span> Reviews <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\tColleges & UniversitiesPhone: <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t405 Westgate Dr, Brockton, MA 02301\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>