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343400 | Simple theorems in the algebra of sets | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simple%20theorems%20in%20the%20algebra%20of%20sets | Simple theorems in the algebra of sets
Simple theorems in the algebra of sets
The simple theorems in the algebra of sets are some of the elementary properties of the algebra of union (infix ∪), intersection (infix ∩), and set complement (postfix ') of sets.
These properties assume the existence of at least two sets: ... | 9,700 |
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1, and 0, respectively.
The properties below are stated without proof, but can be derived from a small number of properties taken as axioms. A "*" follows the algebra of sets interpretation of Huntington's (1904) classic postulate set for Boolean algebra. These properties can be ... | 9,701 |
343400 | Simple theorems in the algebra of sets | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simple%20theorems%20in%20the%20algebra%20of%20sets | Simple theorems in the algebra of sets
introduction to set theory at a higher level, see also axiomatic set theory, cardinal number, ordinal number, Cantor–Bernstein–Schroeder theorem, Cantor's diagonal argument, Cantor's first uncountability proof, Cantor's theorem, well-ordering theorem, axiom of choice, and Zorn's l... | 9,702 |
343400 | Simple theorems in the algebra of sets | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simple%20theorems%20in%20the%20algebra%20of%20sets | Simple theorems in the algebra of sets
any U and any subset "A" of U:
- {}′ = U;
- U′ = {};
- "A" \ {} = "A";
- {} \ "A" = {};
- "A" ∩ {} = {};
- "A" ∪ {} = "A"; *
- "A" ∩ U = "A"; *
- "A" ∪ U = U;
- "A"′ ∪ "A" = U; *
- "A"′ ∩ "A" = {}; *
- "A" \ "A" = {};
- U \ "A" = "A"′;
- "A" \ U = {};
- "A"′′ = "A";
... | 9,703 |
116729 | Smith Mills, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smith%20Mills,%20Massachusetts | Smith Mills, Massachusetts
Smith Mills, Massachusetts
Smith Mills is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,760 at the 2010 census.
# Geography.
Smith Mills is located at (41.639807, -70.984491).
According to the United States C... | 9,704 |
116729 | Smith Mills, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smith%20Mills,%20Massachusetts | Smith Mills, Massachusetts
makeup of the CDP was 95.62% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.
There were 1,861 households out of which 27.2% had ch... | 9,705 |
116729 | Smith Mills, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smith%20Mills,%20Massachusetts | Smith Mills, Massachusetts
ze was 2.87.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females a... | 9,706 |
116730 | Erich von Hornbostel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erich%20von%20Hornbostel | Erich von Hornbostel
Erich von Hornbostel
Erich Moritz von Hornbostel (25 February 1877 – 28 November 1935) was an Austrian ethnomusicologist and scholar of music. He is remembered for his pioneering work in the field of ethnomusicology, and for the Sachs–Hornbostel system of musical instrument classification which he... | 9,707 |
116730 | Erich von Hornbostel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erich%20von%20Hornbostel | Erich von Hornbostel
assistant at the Berlin Psychological Institute, and when the archives of the Institute were used as the basis for the Berliner Phonogramm-Archiv, he became its first director in 1905. It was during his time there that he worked with Curt Sachs to produce the Sachs–Hornbostel system of musical inst... | 9,708 |
116730 | Erich von Hornbostel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erich%20von%20Hornbostel | Erich von Hornbostel
referred to as "comparative musicology". In 1906, he was in America to study the music and psychology of the Pawnee people, Native Americans in the state of Oklahoma; he had by that time already studied the native music of Tunisia and of South Sea Islanders.
Hornbostel's students include American ... | 9,709 |
116730 | Erich von Hornbostel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erich%20von%20Hornbostel | Erich von Hornbostel
criticized since, but in its time, this was a rarely explored area. Hornbostel also argued that music should be a part of more general anthropological research.
Hornbostel also contributed to the theory of binaural hearing, propose the theory of interaural time difference as the main cue, and deve... | 9,710 |
116730 | Erich von Hornbostel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erich%20von%20Hornbostel | Erich von Hornbostel
und Musikwissenschaft 5: 143-167
- Stumpf, C. and E. v. Hornbostel. 1911. Über die Bedeutung ethnologischer Untersuchungen für die Psychologie und Ästhetik der Tonkunst. Beiträge zur Akustik und Musikwissenschaft 6: 102-115
- Hornbostel, E. v. 1913. Über ein akustisches Kriterium für Kulturzusamm... | 9,711 |
116730 | Erich von Hornbostel | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erich%20von%20Hornbostel | Erich von Hornbostel
tersuchungen für die Psychologie und Ästhetik der Tonkunst. Beiträge zur Akustik und Musikwissenschaft 6: 102-115
- Hornbostel, E. v. 1913. Über ein akustisches Kriterium für Kulturzusammenhänge. Beiträge zur Akustik und Musikwissenschaft 7: 1-20
- Erich M. v. Hornbostel and Curt Sachs: "Systemat... | 9,712 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Withnail and I
Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat ... | 9,713 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
as Danny the drug dealer. The film has tragic and comic elements (particularly farce) and is notable for its period music and many quotable lines. It has been described as "one of Britain's biggest cult films".
# Plot.
In September 1969, two unemployed actors, flamboyant alcoholic Withnail and contempl... | 9,714 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Monty that evening at his luxurious Chelsea house. Monty is a melodramatic aesthete, whom Marwood infers is homosexual; the three briefly drink together as Withnail casually lies to Monty about his acting career and claims that grammar school-educated Marwood studied at Eton. Withnail persuades his uncle... | 9,715 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
turn demands that they share a bed in the interest of safety but Marwood refuses. During the night, Withnail becomes paranoid that the poacher wants to harm them and climbs under the covers with Marwood, who angrily leaves for a different bed. Hearing the sounds of an intruder breaking into the cottage, ... | 9,716 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
his mind quickly during a boozy round of poker. Marwood is terrified of what Monty might try to do and wants to leave immediately but after much argument Withnail insists on staying. Late in the night, Marwood tries to avoid Monty's company but is eventually cornered in the guest bedroom as Monty insiste... | 9,717 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
this explanation and leaves after apologising for coming between them. In private, Marwood furiously confronts Withnail.
The next morning, they find Monty has left for London, leaving a note wishing them happiness together. They continue to argue about their behaviour and Monty. A telegram arrives from ... | 9,718 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
but will need to move to Manchester to take it. The four get high smoking a huge cannabis joint but the celebration ends when Marwood learns they have received an eviction notice for unpaid rent, while Withnail is too high to care. Marwood packs a bag and leaves for the railway station, turning down With... | 9,719 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Richard Griffiths as Uncle Monty
- Ralph Brown as Danny
- Michael Elphick as Jake
- Eddie Tagoe as Presuming Ed
- Daragh O'Malley as Irishman
- Michael Wardle as Isaac Parkin
- Una Brandon-Jones as Mrs Parkin
- Noel Johnson as General
# Production.
The film is an adaptation of an unpublished nov... | 9,720 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
the writing broke basic screenplay rules and could not work as a movie. It used colloquial English to which few would connect ("Give me a tanner and I'll give him a bell"); characters in dismal circumstances, where even memories of 'love-interest' no longer survived and a plot prodded by un-cinematic voi... | 9,721 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
on Vivian MacKerrell, a friend with whom he shared a Camden house, and "Uncle Monty" is loosely based on Franco Zeffirelli from whom Robinson received unwanted amorous attentions when he was a young actor. He lived in the impoverished conditions seen in the film and wore plastic bags as Wellington boots.... | 9,722 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
director is sexually abusing the boy. This is a reference to the sexual harassment that Robinson alleges he suffered at the hands of Italian director Franco Zeffirelli when, at age 21, he won the role of Benvolio in "Romeo and Juliet".
The end of the novel saw Withnail committing suicide by pouring a bo... | 9,723 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
six weeks after Woodstock and three days before the first broadcast of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". It is not known if Robinson intended any significance by including such a specific date. The headline "NUDE AU PAIR'S SECRET LIFE" was an actual headline from "News of the World" on 16 November, 1969.
... | 9,724 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Films would not fund. He was never reimbursed his money after the film's success.
## Casting.
Paul McGann was Robinson's first choice for "I" but he was fired during rehearsals because Robinson decided McGann's Scouse (Liverpool) accent was wrong for the character. Several other actors read for the rol... | 9,725 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
documentary "Withnail and Us". The role of Withnail was Grant's film debut and launched his career.
Though playing a raging alcoholic, Grant is a teetotaller with an allergy to alcohol, preventing him from properly processing it. He had never been drunk prior to making the film. Robinson decided that it... | 9,726 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
which had been filled with water, to vinegar. While the vomiting is scripted, the facial expression is totally natural.
## Filming.
According to Richard E. Grant's book, "With Nails", filming started on 2 August 1986 in the Lake District, and shooting took seven weeks. A rough cut was screened to the a... | 9,727 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Haweswater Reservoir.
Sleddale Hall was offered for sale in January 2009; a trust was created by fans who wish collectively to purchase the building for its preservation as a piece of British film history. It was sold at auction for £265,000 on 16 February 2009. The starting price was £145,000. It was b... | 9,728 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
the hill below Sleddale Hall, a quarter of a mile away. The telephone box where Withnail calls his agent is beside the main road in Bampton.
### Hertfordshire.
Although exterior and ground floor interior shots of Crow Crag were shot at Sleddale Hall, Stockers Farm in Rickmansworth was used for the bedr... | 9,729 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Crescent, Westbourne Green. For some time after the film, it was officially called "The Mother Black Cap". It has since been demolished. Withnail and Marwood's flat was located at 57 Chepstow Place in Bayswater (W2). The shot of them leaving for Penrith as they turn left from the building being demolishe... | 9,730 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Place, Chelsea, SW3.
### Shepperton Studios.
Police station interior was shot at the studios.
# Name of "I".
Although the first name of 'I' is not stated anywhere in the film, it is widely believed that it is 'Peter'. This myth arose as a result of a line of misheard dialogue. In the scene where Mont... | 9,731 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Some fans hear this line as ""Peter"'s had an audition for rep", although the original shooting script and all commercially published versions of the script read "he's".
The "I" character's name is given as 'Marwood' in the original screenplay. It has been suggested that it is possible that 'Marwood' ca... | 9,732 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
at Crow Crag and as Withnail reads the note, the name 'Marwood' appears to be visible, upside-down, on the envelope. 'I' is now widely accepted as 'Marwood', as this was the name that was used in the script of 'Withnail and I', but due to the fact that the story is told from Marwood's point of view, he i... | 9,733 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
of all time. In 2017 a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for "Time Out" magazine saw it ranked the 15th best British film ever. The line "We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here and we want them now", delivered by Richard E. Grant as Withnail, was vot... | 9,734 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
In 2004 the same magazine named it the 13th greatest British film of all time. "Withnail & I" was 38th in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Films poll.
The film holds a 94% "fresh" rating, and an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from critic website Rotten Tomatoes. In August 2009 "The Observer" polled 60 eminent ... | 9,735 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
version of the film was released by the UK Film Council. It was shown at over fifty cinemas around the UK on 11 September, as part of the final week of the BBC's "Summer of British Film" season. In 2011, "Time Out London" named it the 7th-greatest comedy film of all time.
# Legacy.
There is a drinking ... | 9,736 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
of ale.
In 2010, McGann said that he sometimes meets viewers who believe the film was actually shot in the 1960s, saying "It comes from the mid-1980s, but it sticks out like a Smiths record. Its provenance is from a different era. None of the production values, none of the iconography, none of the style... | 9,737 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
as one of the producers.
There is a misheld belief among some fans of the film that King Curtis was murdered on the night his live performance of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was recorded. Ralph Brown, in the audio commentary on some DVD issues, wrongly states that he was shot in the car park after the conc... | 9,738 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
(reduced tempo)Jimi Hendrix4:10
- 5. "To the Crow"David Dundas and Rick Wentworth2:22
- 6. "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (live)Jimi Hendrix4:28
- 7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"The Beatles4:44
- 8. "Marwood Walks"David Dundas and Rick Wentworth2:14
- 9. "Monty Remembers"David Dundas and Rick Went... | 9,739 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
Wells, "Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since The Sixties" (Fourth Estate, 2001)
- Richard E. Grant, "With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E. Grant" (Picador, 1996)
- Thomas Hewitt-McManus, "Withnail & I: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Were Too Drunk To Ask" (Lulu Press, 2006)
- Kevin J... | 9,740 |
343404 | Withnail and I | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Withnail%20and%20I | Withnail and I
- Thomas Hewitt-McManus, "Withnail & I: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Were Too Drunk To Ask" (Lulu Press, 2006)
- Kevin Jackson, "Withnail & I" (BFI, 2004)
- Alistair Owen (editor), "Smoking in Bed: Conversations with Bruce Robinson" (Bloomsbury, 2000)
- Bruce Robinson, "Withnail & I: The Ori... | 9,741 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
Seekonk, Massachusetts
Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border with Rhode Island. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth. The population was 14,371 at the 2016 census. Until 1862, the town of Seekonk also included what... | 9,742 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
to the geographical area of the tribe. Living in the East they would be the first people to greet the sun each morning. The area now known as Seekonk and Rehoboth provided agricultural and water resources with abundant food supplies. During the warm summer months the Natives spent time near the r... | 9,743 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
in flight is used on the Town Seal.
## Chief Massasoit.
The chief of the Wampanoags at the time the colonists settled in Southeastern Massachusetts was known as Massasoit Ossamequin had been seriously affected by a plague just prior to the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. A large number of ... | 9,744 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
secure the safety of his people.
In 1641, the local Native Americans had granted a large part of modern-day Seekonk to purchasers from Hingham, including Edward Gilman Sr., Joseph Peck, John Leavitt and others. In 1653 Ossamequin and his son Wamsetto, also known as Alexander to the English, sign... | 9,745 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
Newman. These men and their followers proved it was possible to provide a living away from the coastal areas. This allowed groups of individuals to separate themselves from Puritan control. In turn this led to a greater diversity of culture and religious and philosophical freedom. It was only by ... | 9,746 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
by his brother Metacomet, also known as King Philip.
In 1675, King Philip's War began and both sides saw this as an opportunity to claim the land for their people and their way of life. Metacomet and his people ultimately lost the war, and the chief was killed by a mixed group of English and Ind... | 9,747 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
land that is now Rehoboth, East Providence, Pawtucket and Seekonk was claimed by both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In 1812 the border disputes were settled by the courts and the present town of Seekonk was incorporated. Two industrial villages developed to supplement the agricultural economy, ... | 9,748 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
did make tennis racquets and croquet sets on the upper reaches of the Tenmile River. With the opening of the Providence and Taunton street railway in 1891, Seekonk became increasingly a residential suburb of Providence.
Very few farms still exist in Seekonk. Developers have turned the farms into... | 9,749 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
golf. Although there has been a great deal of building in Seekonk since the Wampanoags first lived here one can still see many of the "black" Canada geese which give the town its name.
# Geography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is l... | 9,750 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
Corners and South Seekonk, mostly located between Interstate 195 and Route 44. Seekonk is just five miles (8 km) east of Providence, Rhode Island, and is southwest of Boston.
The town has three golf courses Ledgemont Country Club (private), Pawtucket Country Club (private) and Firefly Golf Cours... | 9,751 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
1, Route 114A, which provides easy access to Route 6 to the south and Route 44 to the north. Route 152, while not connected to any other state route in town, is a major route running between East Providence and Attleboro.
From the south end of town, access can be had by the Rhode Island Public T... | 9,752 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
near Providence away. Logan International Airport is the nearest international airport, away in Boston.
# Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,425 people, 4,843 households, and 3,874 families residing in the town. The population density was 733.0 people per square mile (282.9/k... | 9,753 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% are married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average ... | 9,754 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
a household in the town was $56,364, and the median income for a family was $62,361. Males had a median income of $42,404 versus $29,782 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,058. 2.4% of the population and 1.7% of families were below the poverty line. 3.0% of those under the ag... | 9,755 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
state representative district, including Rehoboth and parts of Norton and Swansea, and the Bristol and Norton state senatorial district, including part of the city of Attleboro and all or parts of the towns of Dover, Foxborough, Mansfield, Medfield, Norton, Rehoboth, Sharon and Walpole. Seekonk's... | 9,756 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
(Class II) Senator, is Ed Markey.
Seekonk is governed by an open town meeting led by a board of selectmen. The town has a central police station, led by Chief Frank John, on Route 44, and a central post office at the corner of Routes 44 and 114A. The Seekonk Public Library is located near the ce... | 9,757 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
to 3,157 calls for emergency services in fiscal year 2017. There are 38 Career Firefighters, consisting of 4 groups of 9 Firefighters. 2 Monday-Friday day-time Captains and Chief of the Department, Michael Healy. The Fire Department operates the following stations and apparatus:
- Station list
... | 9,758 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
Hurley Middle School, recently renamed for a popular town educator, is located along Route 152 and serves the entire town's 6th through 8th grade population. Seekonk High School is located near the center of town. Its athletics teams are nicknamed the "Warriors," and its school colors are Columbi... | 9,759 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
Agricultural High School in Dighton, or any of a number of religious schools in the surrounding communities (the closest school in-state being Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro).
# Notable people.
- Jon Blais, also known as Blazeman, was an American triathlete noted for his fight against a... | 9,760 |
116728 | Seekonk, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seekonk,%20Massachusetts | Seekonk, Massachusetts
chusetts USA 2005
- Latroya, Troy and Jayla Pina, sibling swimmers who were selected to represent Cape Verde at the 2018 African Swimming Championships, the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, and the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Ken Ryan, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Andrew Skurka, profess... | 9,761 |
116727 | Rehoboth, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rehoboth,%20Massachusetts | Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Rehoboth is a historic town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1643, Rehoboth is one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts. The population was 11,608 at the 2010 census. Rehoboth is a mostly rural, suburban community with many historic sites i... | 9,762 |
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all of what is now Seekonk, Massachusetts, and East Providence, Rhode Island, as well as parts of the nearby communities of Attleboro, North Attleborough, Swansea, and Somerset in Massachusetts, and Barrington, Bristol, Warren, Pawtucket, Cumberland, and Woonsocket in Rhode Island. The town was ... | 9,763 |
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They gave the roundabout a distinctive name: "The Ring of the Green." Newman Congregational Church (founded 1643, current building dates to 1810) still stands at the intersections of Pawtucket Ave, Newman Ave and Ferris Ave. The area was known as Rehoboth village. Somewhat of a celebrity, Newman... | 9,764 |
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later called the Cambridge Concordance, was reprinted as late as 1889, almost 250 years after it was first published by the founder of Rehoboth.
The Rehoboth Carpenter family was one of the founding families. Among the earliest purchasers of the land that is now Rehoboth and nearby communities ... | 9,765 |
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in Rehoboth in 1697. These tracts of land Peck willed to his son Samuel, who served as Deputy to the General Court at Plymouth, as well as the first representative from the town of Rehoboth after the Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts were united. The family continued to live in the area through ... | 9,766 |
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Canonchet led the Narragansetts in a second attack, destroying 42 homes, 21 barns, corn mills and a sawmill.
On August 28, 1676 Captain Benjamin Church surrounded and captured Anawan, a Wampanoag sachem who had become chief upon the death of King Philip two weeks earlier. The Wampanoags had tak... | 9,767 |
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in North America. Upon incorporation, members of the Rehoboth community and Newman Church (in present-day East Providence, Rhode Island) elected to collect funds to pay a teacher for the settlement's children. Church and government were closely tied in early colonial villages, so the word 'publi... | 9,768 |
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conducted a promotional "take back" of the communities that were once the original Rehoboth. With encouragement from musket-bearing members of the 13th Continental Regiment, Rehoboth Minutemen, other towns and cities ceremonially 'returned' their land for the duration of the anniversary year cel... | 9,769 |
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Christmas trees, plants and flowers, dairy goods, eggs, meat (beef, turkey, chicken, pork), farm livestock, zoo and domestic animals. Additionally, there are many equestrian farms and riding facilities in Rehoboth.
## Historic places.
- Anawan Rock
- Briggs Tavern, (1780)
- Brown House (1700... | 9,770 |
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land and , or 0.60%, is water. Much of the land is hilly and swampy, with most of its brooks and swamps feeding into the Palmer River, which empties into Narragansett Bay to the south.
Rehoboth shares its entire western border with Seekonk. It is also bordered by Attleboro and Norton to the nor... | 9,771 |
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The Ephraim Hunt Ministerial Land Conservation Area, 55 Pond Street
- The Mason Street Conservation Area (open to the public) is located off Mason Street.
- Shad Factory Conservation Area on Reed Street has hiking trails.
- Miller Bird Sanctuary, 88 Winter Street
- Fox Lea, 67 River Street
... | 9,772 |
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town was 97.70% White, 0.35% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population. The leading ancestries reported by Rehoboth residents are 17% Irish, 1... | 9,773 |
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size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town, the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there wer... | 9,774 |
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age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
# Arts and culture.
The Rehoboth Antiquarian Society (RAS) operates both the Carpenter Museum located on Locust Street, and the Blanding Public Library housed in Goff Memorial Hall located on Bay State Road. The RAS hosts cultural events including Arts ... | 9,775 |
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Days." The antiquarian society hosts a yearly Clam Bake each summer, a traditional that began in 1884, behind Goff Memorial Hall.
The Blanding Library hosts events and programs for children and adults throughout the year. The Blanding Book Club meets monthly. A group for needleworkers (knitting... | 9,776 |
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is invited to participate.
Many cultural events held in Rehoboth are supported in part by grants from the Rehoboth Cultural Council, an affiliate of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Members of the council, although appointed by town selectmen, operate independently from town government and a... | 9,777 |
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Jammers, also at Goff Memorial Hall.
For those interested in history, the 13th Continental Regiment Rehoboth Minute Company, originally chartered in 1774, was recommissioned in 1992 as part of the town's 350 anniversary celebration. It was incorporated three years later as a non-profit, educati... | 9,778 |
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September, the town events committee hosts the Annual 'Larry Procopio' Harvest Block Party, a free event held on the Redway Plain field off Route 44. The event was named after the late Larry Procopio, an active member of the community who first organized the yearly event.
The town's historic on... | 9,779 |
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parts of Swansea and Norton. In the state senate, the town is part of the Bristol and Norfolk district, which includes part of the city of Attleboro and all or part of the towns of Dover, Foxborough, Mansfield, Medfield, Norton, Seekonk, Sharon and Walpole. Rehoboth is patrolled by Troop D (Sout... | 9,780 |
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Nike site.
Municipal government is overseen by a five-member board of selectmen and a town administrator. Residents may vote on town governing issues at town meetings which are held in the spring and fall. The current board of selectmen consists of: Gerald Schwall (chair), James Muri (vice-chai... | 9,781 |
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Anawan Street (Route 118). There are two additional fire stations: North Station (#2) located on Tremont Street; South Station (#3) located on Pleasant Street. The RFD is an on-call department with trained firefighters. Only the fire chief is a full-time employee of the town. The Rehoboth Rescue... | 9,782 |
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public safety entities. The Highway Department and Forestry service is located down the road from police/fire headquarters.
An additional town-owned building, located on Anawan Street, houses Rehoboth Community TV, the local public access cable television service. Operation of public programmin... | 9,783 |
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on Bay State Road. The Rehoboth Council on Aging consists of board members appointed by the selectmen. They oversee the operation of the senior center which is managed by Linda Sherman, a town employee. Residents often refer to the building itself as the Council on Aging. The center offers a wid... | 9,784 |
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of the Massachusetts Valor Act so that local veterans can perform municipal work to offset their property tax bills.
# Education.
Rehoboth's educational system can be traced back to the earliest days of the town (see "History" for more details). The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District wa... | 9,785 |
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both students of both schools.
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, located in North Dighton, provides AP, Honors, college preparatory and career-technical education (CTE). The school also supports a transition program for special education students from 18 to 22 to continue academics and pur... | 9,786 |
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outdoor track, tennis, wrestling, lacrosse and swimming.
The Dighton-Rehoboth Marching Band is a large organization of students that performs for athletic games, parades and special events such as the annual Dighton Christmas Tree Lighting and Rehoboth's Harvest Block Party. Under the direction... | 9,787 |
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Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical School for those high school students wishing to attend a vocational-technical school. Rehoboth students may also elect to attend Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton.
Rehoboth has two private elementary schools: Cedar Brook School, a Seventh-da... | 9,788 |
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and , respectively. Exit 2 off I-195 ("Route 136/Warren, R.I.-Newport, R.I.") is just south of where the interstate passes into Swansea and can be reached by Kingsley Way (which also leads into Route 136).
Rehoboth is a part of the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA), w... | 9,789 |
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away.
# Notable people.
- Fanny Alger, possibly the first plural wife of Joseph Smith
- Mary Butterworth, a colonial American who ran a counterfeiting ring in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
- John W. Davis, United States Democratic politician, who served as the 38th and 41st Governor of Rhod... | 9,790 |
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of Goff Memorial Hall in 1881.
- Jason Hammel, baseball player Chicago Cubs
# Organizations.
Rehoboth individuals and families who find themselves in need are assisted by Rehoboth Helping Hands, a non-profit organization that provides year-round assistance (508-252-3263). Under the direction ... | 9,791 |
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Anawan Lions (women's Lions Club affiliate)
- Anawan Club (private organization)
- Boy Scouts of Rehoboth
- Bristol County Horsemans Association
- Citizens Scholarship Fund
- Christian Life Fellowship
- Circle of Salgion Church of Wicca
- Community Covenant Church
- Crestwood Country Clu... | 9,792 |
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Intercollegiate Dressage Association
- Leo's Club (DRRHS Lions Club affiliate)
- Lions of Rehoboth
- Laurel Brook Club
- Master Wardens & Members, Grand Lodge of Masons
- New England Antique Tractor and Truck Association
- Norwegian Elkhound Rescue Referral of NE
- Pop Warner
- PTSA Reho... | 9,793 |
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Association
- Rehoboth State Two Firefighters Association
- Rehoboth Youth Basketball
- Rehoboth Youth Soccer
- Rehoboth Youth Baseball and Softball
- Rehoboth youth Monarch training academy
# Trivia.
- Rehoboth was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the town with the most go... | 9,794 |
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stations transmitting from the north-central part of town.
- According to Ripley's Believe It or Not, Rehoboth boasts the longest gravestone epitaph in the United States. At 407 words, it is probably the longest in the world. The gravestone belongs to the Honorable Simeon Martin, an officer who... | 9,795 |
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2007 by Catherine Potter. Mary later went on to become the superintendent of nurses at the Rutland Sanatorium, the first tuberculosis hospital in the country.
- The Rehoboth Grange was once used as a storage facility for bootleggers during the Prohibition era.
# External links.
- Town of Reho... | 9,796 |
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hospital in the country.
- The Rehoboth Grange was once used as a storage facility for bootleggers during the Prohibition era.
# External links.
- Town of Rehoboth official website
- Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District website
- Rehoboth Fire Department website
- Rehoboth Police Depa... | 9,797 |
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Swansea, Massachusetts
Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts.
It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, south of Boston, and southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 15,865 at the 2010 census.
The villages of Hortonvi... | 9,798 |
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the first Baptist church in Massachusetts relocated to Swansea from Rehoboth after experiencing religious intolerance there, and Swansea was incorporated as an independent town. Initially, the town established a committee to assign rank of 1, 2, or 3 to the residents with the first getting 3 acre... | 9,799 |
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