Snow Town Riot 1831 Marker

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Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Snow Town Riot 1831

By Bryan Simmons, June 8, 2012

1. Snow Town Riot 1831 Marker

Inscription. The site of the second major riot between Providence African American Residents and White workers

Erected by The Rhode Island Black heritage Society.

Location. 41° 49.882′ N, 71° 24.665′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. Marker is on Smith Street (Rhode Island Route 44), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in the Roger Williams National Memorial. Marker is in this post office area: Providence RI 02903, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Thoroughfare Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Gabriel Bernon (within shouting distance of this marker); A Shelter for Persons Distressed (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); The Original Water Supply (about 300 feet away); The Site of Hardscrabble Riot 1824 (about 400 feet away); A Howling Wilderness (about 400 feet away); A Changing Nation (about 700 feet away); Gone From Hence (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Providence.

Also see . . . Hard Scrabble/ Snow Town. (Submitted on June 9, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts.)

By Bryan Simmons, June 8, 2012

2. Snow Town Riot 1831 Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 8, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 159 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.