General James Mitchell Varnum Home Marker

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East Greenwich in Kent County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

General James Mitchell Varnum Home

By Bryan Simmons, August 2012

1. General James Mitchell Varnum Home Marker

Inscription. General James Mitchell Varnum Brigadier General of the Continental Army was instrumental in creating the Rhode Island Black Regiment which provided the first genuine route to freedom for Afro-American people in Rhode Island

Erected by Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.

Location. 41° 39.726′ N, 71° 27.079′ W. Marker is in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Pierce Street and Revolution Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 Pierce Street, East Greenwich RI 02818, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. June 12, 1775 (within shouting distance of this marker); Kentish Guards Drill Field (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The Marlborough Street Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crescent Park Looff Carousel (approx. 8.1 miles away); Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski (approx. 8.7 miles away); Marconi (approx. 8.9 miles away); The Bicentennial of Haitian Independence (approx. 9 miles away); Prince Hall Masonic Lodge F.A.M. (approx. 10.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in East Greenwich.

Also see . . . Varnum House Museum website. (Submitted on August 11, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

General James Mitchell Varnum Home Sign Photo, Click for full size

By Bryan Simmons, August 2012

2. General James Mitchell Varnum Home Sign

General James Mitchell Varnum Home Photo, Click for full size

By Bryan Simmons

3. General James Mitchell Varnum Home

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 8, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 76 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.