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

Gaetano Del Guidice

The Man with the Horn

— Sept. 18, 1887 - May 9, 1972 —

Gaetano Del Guidice Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2019

1. Gaetano Del Guidice Marker

Inscription. Veteran of World War I
A Founder of the
American Legion

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1887.

Location. 41° 47.642′ N, 71° 39.552′ W. Memorial is in Scituate, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in North Scituate. It is at the intersection of Plainfield Pike (Rhode Island Route 14) and Chopmist Hill Road ( Route 102), on the right when traveling west on Plainfield Pike. Marker is at the center of a grassy triangular traffic island at the intersection. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 796 Rockland Rd, North Scituate RI 02857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Quiet Corner

and in Greater Providence.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grover C. Walker Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); New Rockland Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Clayville: Comb Factory Village (approx. 1½ miles away); The Lost Villages of Scituate (approx. 2.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); WW II Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Foster Town House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Benjamin Eddy Building (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scituate.

Also see . . . The American Legion. The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States. (Submitted on August 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Gaetano Del Guidice Marker<br>(<i>wide view looking southwest along Rhode Island Route 102</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2019

2. Gaetano Del Guidice Marker
(wide view looking southwest along Rhode Island Route 102)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.