Cumberland is the northeasternmost town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States, first settled in 1635 and incorporated in 1746.

[3] Cumberland was originally settled as part of Wrentham, Massachusetts, which was purchased from the local Indigenous Americans by the Plymouth Colony.

[5] He lived on a farm in the Lonsdale area of Cumberland, where he cultivated the first variety of American apples, the Yellow Sweeting.

The popular tourist destination "Nine Men's Misery" is a tomb found on the grounds of a former Trappist monastery (Abbey of Our Lady of the Valley), part of which was destroyed in a fire in 1950.

Cumberland was the site of iron works that made cannons and cannonballs for the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.

Cumberland borders the Rhode Island cities of Woonsocket to the northwest and Central Falls, to the south and the town of Lincoln to the west as well as the Massachusetts towns of Wrentham to the north, Plainville and North Attleborough to the east and city of Attleboro to the southeast.

The Rhode Island state rock Cumberlandite is a rare iron-rich mineral unique to the region.

The only large deposit of the mineral in the world is found off Elder Ballou Meeting House Road in northern Cumberland.

Though the ore was used to make cannons during the colonial era, the resulting casts were of poor quality and prone to cracking.

A major geologic feature of the area is Diamond Hill, a massive outcropping of white quartz.

At the federal level, Cumberland is a part of Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, currently represented by Democrat Gabe Amo.

This event features a carnival, with rides and venues, as well as live entertainment and a small fireworks show.

The Blackstone River Theatre sponsors the annual Summer Solstice Festival at Diamond Hill State Park in Cumberland.