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Ambrose Burnside Memorial

 
 
Ambrose Burnside Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2020
1. Ambrose Burnside Memorial
Inscription.
Burnside

 
Erected 1887.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 41° 49.557′ N, 71° 24.703′ W. Memorial is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Downtown Providence. It is at the intersection of Exchange Street and Exchange Terrace, on the left when traveling north on Exchange Street. The marker is on the grounds of Burnside Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 56 Exchange Terrace, Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Providence Harbor History (within shouting distance of this marker); Lionel Smit (about 300 feet away,
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measured in a direct line); The Hiker (about 300 feet away); Abraham Lincoln (about 300 feet away); A History of Kennedy Plaza (about 300 feet away); Federal Building / U.S. Courthouse (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named A History of Kennedy Plaza (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named A History of Kennedy Plaza (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.
 
Also see . . .  Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island. Wikipedia article (Submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on June 21, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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