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

Sons of Liberty

Photographed by Lotus Blossom, October 5, 2019

1. Sons of Liberty Marker

Inscription.
Upon this corner stood the Sabin Tavern in which on the evening of June 9th 1772 the Party met and organized to destroy
H.R.M. Schooner Gaspee
in the destruction of which was shed the first blood in the American Revolution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1772.

Location. 41° 49.401′ N, 71° 24.347′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in College Hill. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 44) and Planet Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Providence RI 02903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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

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within walking distance of this marker: HMS Gaspee (here, next to this marker); Revolutions: American and Industrial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crawford Street Bridge Without Crawford Street (about 300 feet away); The Path Before Us (about 400 feet away); The Gilded Age (about 400 feet away); The Ives-Gammell House (about 500 feet away); The Olmsted Plan (about 500 feet away); The Changing Face of the West Bank / The West Bank (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.

Also see . . .
1. A Night at Sabin's Tavern. Gaspee Virtual Archives website entry (Submitted on March 26, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Gaspee affair. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 23, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Sabin's tavern image. Click for full size.

via Gaspee Virtual Archives, unknown

2. Sabin's tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2024, by Lotus Blossom of Glocester, Rhode Island. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 14, 2024, by Lotus Blossom of Glocester, Rhode Island. 2. submitted on March 26, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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