Best Answer: Short: Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson in 1636, who have been driven out of Massachusetts by the Puritans because of their religious beliefs.
PALMER, TX. PALMER, TEXAS. Palmer is on Interstate Highway 45 and U.S. Highway 75, twelve miles northeast of Waxahachie in northeastern Ellis County. It was settled after the arrival of the Houston and Texas Central Railway in 1872 and was named for D. S. Palmer, a Houston physician and stockholder of the railroad company.
Jim Palmer, byname of James Alvin Palmer, original name James Alvin Wiesen (born Oct. 15, 1945, New York City, N.Y., U.S.), American professional baseball player who won three Cy Young Awards (1973, 1975â76) as the best pitcher in the American League (AL) and who had a lifetime earned-run average (ERA) of 2.86, a 268â152 record, and 2,212 career ...