Cumberland (Rhode Island)

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CUMBERLAND (RHODE ISLAND)

State : Rhode Island

Official blazon

Argent on a pile gules on a lozenge of the first.

Origin/meaning

Cumberland was formerly called the Attleboro Gore, which is symbolized by the heraldic pile. The lozenge or diamond on the pile refers to Diamond hill and its quartz, one of the well-known features of Cumberland.