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Carter Jackson Monument
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By Dwight C. Brown Jr. | |
| | | 1. Carter Jackson Monument Marker - East Side | | |
Inscription. East side
This pillar is erected to the memory of William Jackson of Virginia, who was murdered upon this spot by ship captain Thomas Carter of Newport, Rhode Island who, having been ship-wrecked and rendered penniless thereby, and being overtaken by Mr. Jackson, who, also being on his way North, furnished him with money and use of a horse on the way. Having arrived at the point that is indicated by this pillar, Carter there robbed and
North side
murdered his kind and confiding benefactor with a dagger, about the hour of midnight of January first, 1751. Was tried and convicted of his crime at the village of Tower Hill on April 4th, 1751, and was hung in chains upon a gibbet May 10th, 1751, at the eastern foot of Tower Hill, at side of the public highway, where the shrieking—as it were—of its chains, &c, during boisterous winds at night, were the terror of many persons who lived
West side
near thereto, or passed thereby. One of these being the late Governor George Brown of Boston Neck, who told this writer that such had been his own case when a youth, while on his way to the residence of College Tom Hazard that he visited every week. It appears that Carter threw Jackson in the "Narrow River" at the time he committed this murder, and that a negro found him therein, and near the abovementioned gibbet. A wayside inn-keeper,
South side
Mrs. Nash, who lived about ten miles westward from Tower Hill, happening to be at this village at the time this | | | | 
By Dwight C. Brown Jr. | |
| | | 2. Carter Jackson Monument Marker - North Side | | |
body was found. She recognized it as being that of Jackson, by means of a button she had sewn upon his vest only a few hours before he left her house, and that Captain Carter was with him. Carter was therefore arrested, tried, and condemned, and executed accordingly.
Joseph Peace Hazard
1889
Erected 1889 by Joseph Peace Hazard.
Location. 41° 26.912′ N, 71° 28.414′ W. Marker is near Wakefield, Rhode Island, in Washington County. Marker is on Tower Hill Road (U.S. 1) 1.1 miles north of Rhode Island Route 108, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4847 Tower Hill Road, Wakefield RI 02879, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Pettaquamscutt Rock (approx. 1.9 miles away); Washington County Jail (approx. 3.5 miles away); The 1749 Foundation (approx. 3.8 miles away); Oil Storage Building (approx. 3.9 miles away); Conanicut Battery (approx. 4.6 miles away); Prospect Hill (approx. 4.7 miles away); Point Judith Light House (approx. 6 miles away); Missing at Sea May 7, 2007 (approx. 6.1 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is located about just off Route 1. This square granite pillar was manufactured of Westerly, R. I. granite and set in place in January of 1890. The low stone pillar, easily overlooked, is completely covered by its lengthy inscription.
Also see . . . | | | | 
By Dwight C. Brown Jr. | |
| | | 3. Carter Jackson Monument Marker - West Side | | |
Jackson-Carter Memorial. Cain, meet Abel. (Submitted on March 30, 2010.)
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By Dwight C. Brown Jr., circa April 1987 | |
| | | 4. Carter Jackson Monument Marker - South Side | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 30, 2010, by Dwight C. Brown Jr. of Bradford, Rhode Island. This page has been viewed 969 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week April 11, 2010. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 30, 2010, by Dwight C. Brown Jr. of Bradford, Rhode Island. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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