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Cranston, Rhode Island

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Location

The Resume

    (1754- )
    Located in Providence County, Rhode Island
    Incorporated as a city (1910)
    2010 Population: 80,387
    Third largest city in Rhode Island

Why Cranston, Rhode Island might be annoying:

    No one knows how it got its name.
    It has an expensive cost of living and housing.
    It is the birthplace of TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
    It is home to the Rhode Island Maximum Security Prison.
    The Pawtuxet River caused a flood in the city, resulting the Contour Dental Laboratories and the CLCF Building to be shut down (March 2010).

Why Cranston, Rhode Island might not be annoying:

    Money magazine selected this city as one of the '100 Best Places to Live' (2006).
    The Italian holiday festival St. Mary's Feast is held every July since 1905.
    Its sister city is Itri, Italy due its history of Italian-American immigration.
    It serves as the headquarters for the Alex and Ani jewelry maker.
    It is where the first Del's Lemonade was set up.
    The fictional city of Quahog from 'Family Guy' is designed after this city according to Seth MacFarlane in a local TV news interview.
    Part of the Pawtuxet Village is located here.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying