Marconi Marker

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

Marconi

By Bryan Simmons, July 2012

1. Marconi Marker

Inscription. to
Gugliemo Marconi
Father of
Wireless Telegraphy
A grateful generation erects this monument in thanksgiving for the wondrous gift of aerial communication which has enriched commerce and industry. Fostered the arts and sciences. Bringing treasures of greater knowledge and happiness into the hearts and homes of mankind

Erected 1953.

Location. 41° 47.199′ N, 71° 24.551′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. Marker is on F C Greene Memorial Blvd., on the left when traveling west. Click for map. Located in Roger Williams Park. Marker is in this post office area: Providence RI 02905, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Bicentennial of Haitian Independence (approx. ¼ mile away); Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski (approx. 0.3 miles away); Prince Hall Masonic Lodge F.A.M. (approx. 1.2 miles away); Prince Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Second Freewill Baptist (Pond Street) Church (approx. 1.5 miles away); Thomas A. Doyle (approx. 2.3 miles away); Beneficent Congregational Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Repentance for Slavery (approx. 2.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Providence.

By Bryan Simmons, July 2012

2. Marconi Marker

By Bryan Simmons, July 2012

3. Marconi Marker

top of the marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 127 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.