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Fun Facts
Dr. Eben Tourgee, founder of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, was a descendent of one of the Frenchtown Huguenots who were here in 1682. Dr. Tourgee also taught at the East Greenwich Academy when it was known as the Providence Conference Seminary and Musical Institute.
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Until 1854, East Greenwich was one of the five state capitals in Rhode Island. The others were Providence, Newport, South Kingstown and Bristol.
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