Providence, Rhode Island (location of the school involved in Lee v. Weisman)

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Providence, Rhode Island is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island, known as a historic New England urban center and home to several prominent educational institutions.

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instanceOf city
state capital
capitalOf Rhode Island
country United States of America
foundedBy Roger Williams
foundedIn 1636
governmentType mayor–council government
hasClimate humid continental climate (borderline humid subtropical)
hasLandmark Benefit Street historic district
Downtown Providence Historic District
Federal Hill neighborhood
linked to: Federal Hill

India Point Park
Rhode Island State House
Roger Williams National Memorial
WaterFire
hasMajorAirport T. F. Green International Airport (nearby in Warwick)
hasMajorRailStation Providence Station
hasMetropolitanArea Providence metropolitan area
hasNickname The Creative Capital
The Renaissance City
hasPort Port of Providence
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Providence Public School District
hasRiver Moshassuck River
Providence River
Woonasquatucket River
hasSportsTeam Providence Bruins
Providence College Friars
linked to: Providence College
hasUniversity Brown University
Johnson & Wales University (Providence campus)
Providence College
Rhode Island College
Rhode Island School of Design
isCountySeatOf Providence County
isMostPopulousCityOf Rhode Island
isPrincipalCityOf Providence metropolitan area
knownFor higher education institutions
historic New England urban center
locatedAtMouthOf Providence River
locatedInRegion New England
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Narragansett Bay
namedAfter Providence
partOf Northeastern United States
Providence County
populationRankInState 1
servedBy Amtrak
MBTA Commuter Rail
state Rhode Island
wasInvolvedIn Lee v. Weisman
wasSiteOf industrialization in 19th century

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Daniel Weisman associatedWith Providence, Rhode Island (location of the school involved in Lee v. Weisman)