Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Some Aspects of the Population of Providence
While the Mediterranean stock in Rhode Island is largely Italian, one other country affords a considerable addition to the population. The Portuguese have in late years been reaching New England in ever increasing numbers and Rhode Island has come in for a goodly share. If both the Italians and Portuguese are not reckoned in the Medi terranean list there is little left, for there are very few Greeks and Spain has a negligible representation. In Rhode Island the Portu guese are found for the most part along the waterfront and are most numerous in Providence and Newport, although such towns as Warren, Bristol, and Barrington contain a goodly sprinkling of them. A steadily growing contingent from Turkey in Asia, found almost entirely in Providence county, is made up largely of Armenians and Syrians. These people seek the centers of population; only a neg ligible number can be found outside of Providence, Central Falls, Pawtucket and Woonsocket. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
