Pawtuxet Village in Warwick in Kent County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Gaspee Monument

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 9, 2024

1. Gaspee Monument

Inscription. This monument commemorates the point where the British prisoners from the schooner Gaspee were taken ashore in 1772

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Law Enforcement • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 41° 45.817′ N, 71° 23.344′ W. Marker is in Warwick, Rhode Island, in Kent County. It is in Pawtuxet Village. It is on Peck Lane 0.1 miles east of Narragansett Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 82 Peck Ln, Warwick RI 02888, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in Greater Providence

and on Narragansett Bay.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Liberty Tree Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aspray Boat House (about 500 feet away); Pawtuxet River (about 600 feet away); Pawtuxet Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Volunteer Fire Company (approx. ¼ mile away); Geo. Vose House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Roll of Honor (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warwick.

Also see . . . Gaspee Affair [Wikipedia Article]. (Submitted on July 20, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 9, 2024

2. Gaspee Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.