Samuel Gorton, Warwick's founder, was one of early Rhode Island's most colorful characters. An extreme individualist who did not believe in civic or religious authority, Gorton was exiled successively from Plymouth Colony and Portsmouth. Even Roger Williams, also an exile, banished Gorton from Providence. Seeking to avoid persecution, Gorton and several followers purchased lands at Shawomet from the Narragansett Indians in 1643. Learn More...
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