Rhode Island State Parks | Metropolitan Park Commission

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History-Social Science
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Rhode Island State Parks | Metropolitan Park Commission

The Rhode Island Metropolitan Park Commission was created by an Act of the General Assembly in 1904. Use this video and related original documents to consider the efforts that went into establishing the first Rhode Island State Park.

Original documents provided courtesy of the Rhode Island State Archives.
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PBS Learning Media

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