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4. PIRATES: Buried Treasure on Block Island

To Visit:
- Whydah Pirate Museum: 674 MA-28, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
- Palatine Graves: 18 Old Town Road, Block Island, RI
Episode Source Material:
- A glimpse of RI's past: Captain Thomas Paine of Jamestown
- Black Sam Bellamy, the Pirate Who Fought Smart, Harmed Few, Scored Big
- Top Earning Pirates
- Robin Hood of the Sea
- Pirates of Rhode Island
- Newport and its Pirates: A Love/Hate Relationship
- The Dutch Founding of NY, Thomas A Janvier
- Rhode Island - Discovered by a pirate, named by a pirate and nurtured by pirates
- The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Page 1046
- The Day Rhode Island Hanged 26 Pirates
- Thomas Tew
- Pirates and Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast by Edward Rowe Snow in 1944
- The legend of Captain Kidd
- “not even a pirate by pretension” — New York State Quarter Coin
- This week in history, 313 years ago
- Why Do Squirrels Bury Nuts?
- The Surprising Story Of Pirate Captain Kidd's Buried Booty On Liberty Island
- Captain Kidd's hidden loot
- Hunting for the Buried Treasure of Captain Kidd
- The Legend of the Palatine
- The Legend of the Ghost Ship Palatine
- Block Island, RI - Mass Grave of Pirate Massacre
- Pirates: A Reality Check - 9 Pirate Myths Examined
- Why Do We Love Pirates? | A Kennedy in College
- Culture - The timeless allure of pirates
- Shedding light on the Palatine legend
- The Palatine Wreck: The Legend of the New England Ghost Ship
- Thomas Tew - History of Piracy
- The Surprising Truth About Pirates and Parrots
...more
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4. PIRATES: Buried Treasure on Block Island

To Visit:
- Whydah Pirate Museum: 674 MA-28, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts
- Palatine Graves: 18 Old Town Road, Block Island, RI
Episode Source Material:
- A glimpse of RI's past: Captain Thomas Paine of Jamestown
- Black Sam Bellamy, the Pirate Who Fought Smart, Harmed Few, Scored Big
- Top Earning Pirates
- Robin Hood of the Sea
- Pirates of Rhode Island
- Newport and its Pirates: A Love/Hate Relationship
- The Dutch Founding of NY, Thomas A Janvier
- Rhode Island - Discovered by a pirate, named by a pirate and nurtured by pirates
- The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Page 1046
- The Day Rhode Island Hanged 26 Pirates
- Thomas Tew
- Pirates and Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast by Edward Rowe Snow in 1944
- The legend of Captain Kidd
- “not even a pirate by pretension” — New York State Quarter Coin
- This week in history, 313 years ago
- Why Do Squirrels Bury Nuts?
- The Surprising Story Of Pirate Captain Kidd's Buried Booty On Liberty Island
- Captain Kidd's hidden loot
- Hunting for the Buried Treasure of Captain Kidd
- The Legend of the Palatine
- The Legend of the Ghost Ship Palatine
- Block Island, RI - Mass Grave of Pirate Massacre
- Pirates: A Reality Check - 9 Pirate Myths Examined
- Why Do We Love Pirates? | A Kennedy in College
- Culture - The timeless allure of pirates
- Shedding light on the Palatine legend
- The Palatine Wreck: The Legend of the New England Ghost Ship
- Thomas Tew - History of Piracy
- The Surprising Truth About Pirates and Parrots
...more
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