53-548: [REDACTED] US 6 in Johnston [REDACTED] US 44 in Smithfield Route 5 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island . It runs approximately 26 miles (42 km) from US 1 in Warwick to the Massachusetts state line in North Smithfield . Route 5 starts at US 1 in Warwick near Gorton Pond . It runs north over I-95 without an interchange before intersecting Route 2 in Cranston . It continues north, generally paralleling I-295 . After passing US 44 near Greenville , Route 5 crosses
106-453: A French Navy fleet to assault or besiege British-held Newport . The attempt was called off when the French fleet of Admiral d'Estaing was scattered and damaged by a storm. Owing to the damage to his ships and discouraged by the arrival of a British fleet under Lord Howe , D'Estaing withdrew to Boston . The British garrison of Newport then sortied, forcing Sullivan into retreat after fighting
159-574: A scorched earth by the Continental Army which destroyed 40 Iroquois villages, leading to the forced displacement of 5,000 Iroquois as refugees to British controlled Fort Niagara and the reduction of the Iroquois population by up to half as they became unable to survive the harsh winter of 1779–1780. As a member of Congress, Sullivan worked closely with the French ambassador to the United States,
212-794: A stone-ender museum, and the only landfill in Rhode Island. Incorporated on March 6, 1759, Johnston was named for the colonial attorney general, Augustus Johnston . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 24.4 square miles (63 km ); 23.7 square miles (61 km ) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km ) (2.91%) is water. Neighborhoods in Johnston: Winsor Hill , Thornton (includes part of Cranston ), Graniteville , Hughesdale , Morgan Mills , Manton , Simmonsville , Pocasset , West End , Belknap , and Frog City . The area
265-507: A $ 285 million corporate campus in the town. The project encompasses 425,000 square feet and employs around 3,000 people. John Sullivan (general) Major-General John Sullivan (February 17, 1740 – January 23, 1795) was a Continental Army officer, politician and judge who fought in the American Revolutionary War and participated several key events of the conflict, including most notably George Washington's crossing of
318-558: A five-member town council. Johnston is policed by the Johnston Police Department . The Johnston Public School System has four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Johnston Senior High School is a 2005 Rhode Island Department of Education Regents' Commended School. In 2008, the Johnston School Committee decided to close both Graniteville and Calef Elementary schools. Students affected by
371-565: A renunciation of our independence"; others noted that it appeared to be an attempt to blame Congress for prolonging the war. Congress did agree to a peace conference with the British , which led to no new progress. General Sullivan was released in a prisoner exchange (for captured British officer Richard Prescott ) in time to rejoin Washington before the Battle of Trenton . There his division secured
424-420: A scapegoat for the failed invasion of northeastern Canada . He was exonerated and promoted to major general on August 9, 1776. Sullivan rejoined Washington and was placed in command of the troops on Long Island to defend against British General Howe's forces about to envelop New York City . But then, on August 23, Washington split the command between Sullivan and General Israel Putnam , with Putnam being
477-544: Is Sullivan Street in Greenwich Village , Manhattan . Sullivan's Bridge, a bicycle and pedestrian bridge crossing the Schuylkill River at Valley Forge National Historical Park , is named in his honor. Sullivan Trail is a road through northeast Pennsylvania that in many areas follows the road made by Sullivan's army in 1779. Part of the march route into Trenton is named Sullivan Way . Bostonians still celebrate
530-611: Is set in Cranston, Rhode Island. WLNE-TV ABC 6 Rhode Island News Channel broadcasts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. WPRI-TV 12 Fox 64 Providence Eyewitness News Channel broadcasts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. New England Cable News channel ("NECN") is a cable news station based in Boston which covers all of New England's news. Insurance company FM Global is based in Johnston. In 2018, Providence-based Citizens Bank opened
583-760: The Boston Port Act , effective March 21, 1774, which closed the Port of Boston until restitution for the destroyed tea was made to the East India Company . Parliament went on to pass the Massachusetts Government Act, which removed many functions of government from local control, the Quartering Act , which permitted quartering of troops in towns where there was disorder, and the Quebec Act , which established
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#1733085164476636-1042: The Chevalier de la Luzerne . Born in Somersworth in the Province of New Hampshire , British America , Sullivan was the third son of Irish settlers from the Beara Peninsula in County Cork , Ireland ; his father was a schoolmaster. One of his brothers, James Sullivan , became governor of Massachusetts . Another brother, Benjamin, served in the Royal Navy and died before the American Revolution. A landing party from HMS Allegiance on February 14, 1781, kidnapped another brother, Captain David Sullivan, who later died of disease. The father, John Owen ("Eoghan") O'Sullivan
689-742: The Exeter Rebellion . Sullivan was nominated by President Washington on September 24, 1789, to the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire , to a new seat authorized by 1 Stat. 73 . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received his commission the same day. His ill health delayed his post until after 1792. Sullivan died in his home in Durham on January 23, 1795. He
742-689: The First Continental Congress . The assembly adopted a Declaration of Rights and Grievances on October 14, 1774. By November 8, Sullivan and Folsom were back in New Hampshire to work for acceptance of the Declaration and the Association of the colonies to support economic measures to achieve their objectives. On October 19, 1774, a royal order in council prohibited the export of powder and arms to America, and Lord Dartmouth secretly wrote to
795-812: The Patriots . On May 28, 1773, at the urging of the Virginia House of Burgesses , the New Hampshire Assembly established a committee of correspondence . Hoping to thwart the committee, Wentworth adjourned the Assembly the next day. On December 16, 1773, colonists in Massachusetts destroyed tea worth 15,000 pounds at the Boston Tea Party to protest taxes under the Tea Act . The British Parliament responded with
848-591: The Stillwater Reservoir on a short causeway. Continuing north, Route 5 has a short concurrency with Route 7 , and it continues to North Smithfield . Route 5 crosses the Route 146 expressway without an interchange and terminates at the Massachusetts state line, though the northernmost Route 5 shields are around Route 102 at the south end of the Route 146A concurrency. Route 5 was once numbered Route 1C along
901-458: The forced displacement of 5,000 Iroquois to British controlled Fort Niagara . A few hundred Iroquois were directly killed, but according to historian Rhiannon Koehler, the net effect of the campaign was to reduce the Iroquois by half. They became unable to survive the harsh winter of 1779–1780. Koehler estimates that around 4,500 Iroquois died. He pushed his troops so hard that many of their horses became unusable and died on this campaign, creating
954-537: The 3.0 miles (4.8 km) between its south end at U.S. Route 1 (New England Interstate Route 1 before 1926) and Route 2 (originally Route 1A ). It was renumbered Route 5 and extended north by 1934. Johnston (RI) Johnston is a town in Providence County , Rhode Island , United States. The population was 29,568 at the 2020 census . Johnston is the site of the Clemence Irons House (1691),
1007-600: The Assembly on June 8, in an unsuccessful effort to prevent the Assembly from sending delegates to a Continental Congress, Sullivan was firmly in favor of supporting the Massachusetts Patriots. In response to Wentworth's action dismissing the Assembly and the call for a Continental Congress to support Boston after the British sanctions against it, on July 21, 1774, the first Provincial Congress of New Hampshire met at Exeter , with Sullivan as Durham's delegate. The assembly sent him and Nathaniel Folsom as delegates to
1060-847: The Baptist Meeting House in Belknap was constructed in 1771. During the American Revolution Rhode Island's only gunpowder mill was constructed in Graniteville, and the town hosted American General John Sullivan for a dinner in 1779 upon his departure from Rhode Island to fight in New York. In 1790 the Belknap School , the first public school in the town, was founded. In 1791 the Providence and Norwich Turnpike (today's Plainfield Pike)
1113-508: The British evacuated Boston in the spring of 1776, Washington sent Brigadier General Sullivan north to replace the fallen John Thomas as commander in Quebec . He took command of the sick and faltering invasion force, sent some of those forces on an unsuccessful counterattack against the British at Trois-Rivières , and withdrew the survivors to Crown Point . This led to the first of several controversies between Congress and Sullivan, as they sought
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#17330851644761166-522: The Catholic religion and French civil law in that province. Wentworth called a new Assembly, which began meeting on April 7, 1774. On May 13, news of the Boston Port Act reached the Assembly. On May 27, the Assembly provided for only five men and an officer to guard Fort William and Mary at Portsmouth harbor. A new committee of correspondence was selected the next day. By the time Wentworth dissolved
1219-606: The Continental Congress might lead to peace, and released him on parole to deliver a message to the Congress in Philadelphia , proposing an informal meeting to discuss ending the armed conflict between Britain and its rebellious colonies. After Sullivan's speech to Congress, John Adams cynically commented on this diplomatic attempt, calling Sullivan a " decoy-duck " and accusing the British of sending Sullivan "to seduce us into
1272-661: The Delaware River . He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress , where Sullivan signed the Continental Association . After the war, he served as the third governor of New Hampshire and was appointed as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire . Sullivan, the third son of American settlers, commanded the Sullivan Expedition in 1779,
1325-587: The New Hampshire Society and served in that capacity until 1793. In New Hampshire, both a county and a town are named after him. The General Sullivan Bridge spanning Little Bay near his home town of Durham is named for him. He is featured on a New Hampshire historical marker ( number 89 ) along New Hampshire Route 108 in Durham. Counties in Missouri , New York , Pennsylvania, and Tennessee , as well as Sullivan, New York , are named for him, as
1378-462: The actions at the Battles of Lexington and Concord and that the colonies should proceed with it. Congress soon decided that they must take charge of the army forming around Boston. They appointed George Washington as commander in chief and several other generals, including Sullivan as a brigadier general. On June 27, 1775, Sullivan left Philadelphia to join the army at the siege of Boston . After
1431-502: The arrival of the man-of-war Canceaux , followed two days later by the frigate Scarborough. Wentworth refrained from seeking to arrest Sullivan and others because he thought he had little popular support and the militia would not act. In January 1775, a second Provincial Congress at Exeter voted to send Sullivan and John Langdon to the Second Continental Congress . Sullivan, supported by Folsom and Langdon, persuaded
1484-524: The assembly to petition Wentworth to call a New Hampshire Assembly that he would not dissolve. Wentworth responded by dismissing Sullivan from the militia and further postponing the meeting of the assembly. Since Wentworth believed he had little power to arrest Sullivan and other leaders of the extra–legal assembly, Sullivan and Langdon started traveling to Philadelphia. Upon arrival in Philadelphia, Sullivan joined those who argued that war had been started by
1537-401: The average family size was 3.02. Age distribution was 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males. The median household income was $ 43,514, and the median family income
1590-596: The closures were transferred to Brown Avenue Elementary School and Winsor Hill Elementary School. This decision was not without controversy, as school officials, parents and teachers complained of inadequate staffing, increased neighborhood traffic and lack of attention for special-needs students. Johnston has one local weekly newspaper, the Johnston Sun Rise. The paper is complimentary, and can be found in many Johnston businesses. WJAR NBC News Channel 10 broadcasts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts . The news station
1643-546: The colonial governors to secure gunpowder, arms and ammunition in the provinces. After Paul Revere was sent by the Massachusetts committee to warn the Portsmouth militia of a rumored British movement toward Fort William and Mary, the militia raided the fort and seized gunpowder on December 14. Sullivan led another militia force on a second raid on December 15, taking 16 cannon, about 60 muskets and other stores. They were prevented from returning for other cannon and supplies by
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1696-409: The command of General Nathanael Greene . In the initial attack at Germantown, Sullivan's men routed British light infantry. Heavy fog caused wrong turns and delayed troop movements ruined Washington's plan, and Sullivan's troops took on friendly fire. In early 1778, Sullivan was transferred to the post of Rhode Island where he led Continental troops and militia. It was intended he work together with
1749-467: The community. He also expanded his interests into milling from which he made a substantial income. In 1773, Alexander Scammell joined Sullivan's law practice. Sullivan built a friendship with the royal governor of New Hampshire, John Wentworth , who had assumed the office in 1767. In November 1772, Wentworth appointed Sullivan a major in the militia. As the American Revolution grew nearer, Sullivan turned away from Wentworth and began to side more with
1802-550: The country and government on several matters such as seeking French financial support for the United States. Later in the year, Sullivan worked to get people appointed as peace negotiators, especially Benjamin Franklin , who were favored by the French because they might not insist on western land claims and thereby help shorten the war by eliminating that issue. Of course, Sullivan alone could not have attained results on such matters without majority support. One of Sullivan's last acts
1855-584: The country. Local parks include the Johnston War Memorial Park and Snake Den State Park . Former Providence Mayor Joe Paolino purchased the Columbus statue that had been removed from Columbus Square in Providence. In 2023, the statue was donated to the city and placed in Memorial Park with the unveiling held on Columbus Day . The town is governed by a mayor (currently Joe Polisena Jr. ) and
1908-523: The court of inquiry. This was followed by American losses at Brandywine and Germantown . During the Battle of Brandywine in September 1777, he and his troops were bivouacked at Brinton's Ford adjacent to Brinton's Mill . Sullivan's men were attacked and sent into retreat by a surprise flanking attack at Brandywine but were eventually able to leave the field in good order when they were reinforced by troops under
1961-498: The delegates to Congress were new, Sullivan still had opponents there. Nonetheless, he accepted the position in order that New Hampshire be represented in the controversy concerning claims to Vermont under the New Hampshire Grants . In the absence of other delegates from New Hampshire except the soon to depart Nathaniel Folsom , Sullivan was seated early, on September 11, 1780. Immediately, Sullivan and Folsom had to deal with
2014-490: The elder John became a Protestant. In 1760, Sullivan married Lydia Remick Worster of Kittery , now in Maine. John and Lydia Sullivan had six children, Margery, who died in infancy, Lydia, John, James, George (who served as a United States Representative from New Hampshire) and another Margery, who lived only two years. Sullivan read law with Samuel Livermore of Portsmouth, New Hampshire , between 1758 and 1760. He began
2067-467: The important bridge over the Assunpink Creek to the south of the town. This prevented escape and ensured the high number of Hessian prisoners captured. In January 1777, Sullivan also performed well in the Battle of Princeton . In August, he spoke out against the neutrality of Quakers in the American Revolution and led a raid on Staten Island . Again Congress found fault, but he was exonerated by
2120-451: The inconclusive Battle of Rhode Island in August 1778. Sullivan wrote a letter to D'Estaing protesting what he saw as treachery and cowardice and describing it as "derogatory to the honor of France". In the summer of 1779, Sullivan led the Sullivan Expedition , a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois in western New York . Sullivan's troops destroyed 40 Iroquois villages, leading to
2173-464: The namesake for Horseheads , New York. The lukewarm response of Congress was more than he could accept. Broken, tired and again opposed by Congress, he retired from the army in 1779 and returned to New Hampshire . At home Sullivan was a hero. The New Hampshire legislature selected him as a delegate to the Continental Congress for one year to start in November 1780, against his wishes. Although most of
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2226-406: The population. There were 11,197 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and
2279-401: The practice of law in 1763 at Berwick , now in Maine, and continued in the practice when he moved to Durham, New Hampshire , in 1764. He annoyed many neighbors in his early career, when he was the only lawyer in town, with numerous suits over foreclosures and was threatened with violence at least twice in 1766. But by 1772, he was firmly established and began work to improve his relations with
2332-402: The question of whether Vermont would be part of New York or New Hampshire or would be independent. Ultimately, since possible negotiation of Vermont with the British to become a part of Canada was threatened, on August 3, 1781, Sullivan seconded appointment of a committee to negotiate with Vermont on becoming a separate state. Congress also had to deal with a financial crisis since the treasury
2385-522: The senior general. Confusion about the distribution of command contributed to the American defeat at the Battle of Long Island four days later. Sullivan's personal bravery was unquestioned, as he engaged the Hessian attackers at Battle Pass with a pistol in each hand; however, he was captured. General Howe and his brother, Admiral Richard Howe , managed to convince Sullivan that a conference with members of
2438-451: Was $ 54,837. Males had a median income of $ 40,210 versus $ 29,314 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 21,440. About 6.8% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over. In 2000, 46.7% of Johnston residents identified themselves as being of Italian heritage. This was the highest percentage of Italian Americans of any municipality in
2491-598: Was chartered. At the 2000 census , there were 28,195 people, 11,197 households and 7,725 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,191.4 inhabitants per square mile (460.0/km ). There were 11,574 housing units at an average density of 489.1 units per square mile (188.8 units/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.66% White especially Italian Americans (46.7%), 0.65% African American , 0.13% Native American , 1.08% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.55% from other races , and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.89% of
2544-580: Was empty and the Confederation's credit was poor. Sullivan served on a committee to deal with this problem. In late 1780 or early 1781, Sullivan, who often claimed to be in financial straits, borrowed money from the French minister to Congress, probably with no intent or expectation of repayment. Sullivan already supported positions favorable to the French in Congress, but historian Charles Whittemore describes Sullivan's conduct as "ethically obtuse" and as tarnishing his reputation. Yet, Sullivan worked to help
2597-519: Was first settled by English settlers in the seventeenth century as a farming community. In 1759 the town officially separated from Providence and was incorporated on March 6, 1759. Johnston was named for the current colonial attorney general, Augustus Johnston , who was later burned in effigy during the Stamp Act protests in 1765 and then fled Rhode Island as a Tory during the American Revolution in 1779. The first house of worship in Johnston opened when
2650-581: Was interred in the family cemetery in Durham. Sullivan was first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire and had been a member of St. John's Lodge , in Portsmouth since 1767. Following the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, Sullivan became one of the original 31 members of The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of New Hampshire on November 18, 1783. He was elected the first President of
2703-526: Was named the state's attorney general in 1782 and served until 1786. During this same time he was elected to the state assembly and served as speaker of the House. He led the drive in New Hampshire that led to ratification of the United States Constitution on June 21, 1788. He was elected president of New Hampshire (now governor) in 1786, 1787 and 1789. During his first term as governor, he put down
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#17330851644762756-474: Was the son of Philip O'Sullivan of Beare of Ardea, Tuosist , minor gentry in penal Ireland and a scion of the O'Sullivan Beare Clan, Ardea Castle line. The Penal Laws reduced them (as Catholics) to the legal status of peasants, although they retained their wealth and social standing. After emigrating to York in the area the Province of Massachusetts Bay that would eventually become the State of Maine , in 1723,
2809-429: Was to vote for Robert Livingston for appointment to the position of United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs . Having been seated early, and having dealt with the matters he believed he was required to deal with, Sullivan resigned from the Congress and departed from Philadelphia on August 11, 1781, a month before the expiration of a one-year term from the date he was seated. Returning home to New Hampshire, Sullivan
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