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

Woonsocket YMCA

 
 
Woonsocket YMCA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022
1. Woonsocket YMCA Marker
Inscription.
YMCA of Woonsocket
former US Post Office
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1910

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsParks & Recreational AreasSports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
 
Location. 42° 0.282′ N, 71° 30.757′ W. Marker is in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Federal Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 Federal Street, Woonsocket RI 02895, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Blackstone Valley and in Greater Providence. 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
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marker: Woonsocket Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abraham Lincoln (about 400 feet away); Harris Warehouse (about 400 feet away); Hachikō (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial Park (about 600 feet away); Woonsocket Spanish-American War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln St World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woonsocket.
 
Also see . . .  The U.S. Post Office (now known as the Woonsocket YMCA). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Woonsocket YMCA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022
2. Woonsocket YMCA Marker
Woonsocket YMCA image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022
3. Woonsocket YMCA
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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