Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was one of the original Thirteen Colonies established on the east coast of North America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It was an English colony from 1636 until the American Revolution in 1776, when it became the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known simply as Rhode Island). The land that became the English colony was first home to the Narragansett Indians, which led to the name of the modern town of Narragansett, Rhode Island. European settlement began around 1622 with a trading post
In the Penal Colony the Explorer prepares to leave by boat, he repels the efforts of the Soldier and Condemned to come aboard. Frank Zappa, in the liner notes of the Mothers of Invention album "We're Only in It for the Money", recommends reading the short story before listening to the track "The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny." Ian Curtis of the band Joy Division was inspired by "In the Penal Colony" to write the song "Colony" from the album "Closer". The novel "The Shadow of the Torturer", by Gene Wolfe, follows the exploits of a member of a guild of torturers. At one