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Pawtuxet Village in Cranston in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Pawtuxet Baptist Church

 
 
Pawtuxet Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 9, 2024
1. Pawtuxet Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Pawtuxet
Baptist Church
Organized
1805

1806 - 1906
Pawtuxet Baptist Church
Organized Nov. 17, 1806 by 34 members from the First Church, Providence

In 1764-5 Peleg Arnold and Abraham Sheldon gave this land for the village church
 
Erected 1906 by The Pawtuxet Old Home and Improvement Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.
 
Location. 41° 45.983′ N, 71° 23.48′ W. Marker is in Cranston, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Pawtuxet Village. It is on Broad Street just north of Tucker Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2157 Broad St, Providence RI 02905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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,
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it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Volunteer Fire Company (a few steps from this marker); Pawtuxet River (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gaspee Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Aspray Boat House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Geo. Vose House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Monkey Island (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cranston.
 
Pawtuxet Baptist Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 9, 2024
2. Pawtuxet Baptist Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Aug. 9, 2026