Olney Street Riot 1831 Marker

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

Olney Street Riot 1831

By Bryan Simmons, July 2012

1. Olney Street Riot 1831 Marker

Inscription. The Site of the Second Major Riot in 19th century Providence between Afro-American residents and white workers.

Erected by The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.

Location. 41° 50.144′ N, 71° 24.314′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. Marker is on Olney Street, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Located on the grounds of Olney Street Baptist Church. Marker is in this post office area: Providence RI 02906, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Site of Hardscrabble Riot 1824 (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Thoroughfare Town (approx. 0.4 miles away); Snow Town Riot 1831 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gabriel Bernon (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Original Water Supply (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Shelter for Persons Distressed (approx. half a mile away); A Howling Wilderness (approx. half a mile away); Sissieretta Jones (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Providence.

Also see . . . Providence Newspapers and the Racial Riots of 1824 and 1831. (Submitted on July 19, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

By Bryan Simmons, July 2012

2. Olney Street Riot 1831 Marker

Marker is on small granite slab on the right side

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 151 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.