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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — State officials have relocated millions of historical documents and items out of the flood-prone basement of the Rhode Island State Archives building in Providence.
WPRI-TV (http://bit.ly/2au0uKt ) reports that the removal of 4,430 cubic feet of state history from 337 Westminster Street was under the direct order of Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea.
The building sits in a flood plain, and its basement has six pumps working constantly to battle rising water. With its history in jeopardy, state officials are seeking a permanent solution to housing the artifacts.
Gorbea added $100,000 to the 2017 state budget signed last month by Gov. Gina Raimondo for a feasibility study to identify a new location.
Gorbea says Rhode Island is the only state that doesn't have a permanent home for its archives.
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