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Rudolf Haffenreffer Jr. (1874-1954) was a successful beer magnate during the era of regional breweries, including Narragansett, which was once the dominant brand throughout New England. In 1903, he purchased 376 acres of oceanfront land in Rhode Island, which happened to be where “King Phillip’s War” had both started in 1675 and ended in 1676 […]
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