Kentish Guards Drill Field Marker

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

Kentish Guards Drill Field

By Bryan Simmons, August 2012

1. Kentish Guards Drill Field Marker

Inscription. 1774-1974 Kentish Guards Drill Field To those Kentish Guardsmen who in 1774 utilized this field to prepare themselves for the conflict that assured our independence. This tablet was dedicated on the 200th Anniversary of the Kentish Guards October 19, 1974

Location. 41° 39.656′ N, 71° 27.153′ W. Marker is in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County. Marker can be reached from Church Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in the east end of the field under the large flagpole. Marker is in this post office area: East Greenwich RI 02818, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. General James Mitchell Varnum Home (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); June 12, 1775 (about 700 feet away); The Marlborough Street Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crescent Park Looff Carousel (approx. 8.2 miles away); Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski (approx. 8.8 miles away); Marconi (approx. 9 miles away); The Bicentennial of Haitian Independence (approx. 9.1 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 . . . Kentish Guard. (Submitted on August 10, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts.)

By Bryan Simmons

2. Kentish Guards Drill Field Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 10, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 81 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.