Foster (Rhode Island)
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41°51′13″N 71°45′29″O / 41.85361, -71.75806
Pour les articles homonymes, voir
Foster.
Foster est une ville de l'État de Rhode Island (États-Unis) dans le Comté de Providence. Sa population était de 4 274 habitants au recensement de 2000 pour une superficie de 134,3 km².
Le site de Foster fut utilisé dès le XVIIe siècle par les colons européens (1636). Foster est intégré comme une dépendance de Scituate (Rhode Island) en 1730 avant d'acquérir son autonomie en 1781.
Résidents célèbes
- Theodore Foster — Sénateur. La ville porte son nom.
- Solomon Drowne — Médecin, auteur et ami de Foster. Il vivait dans une ferme nommée Mount Hygeia.
- Nelson Aldrich — Sénateur américain. Père de Abby Rockefeller.
Villages
Foster comprend plusieurs villages sur son territoire :
- Clayville
- Foster Center
- Moosup Valley
- Mount Hygeia
- North Foster
- Pine Ridge
- Ponagansett
- South Foster
- Vernon
Lien externe
Catégories :
- Ville du Rhode Island
- Fondation en 1636
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