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

RI Freedom Monument

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2024
1. RI Freedom Monument
Inscription.
Department of Defense
United States of America

Army • Marines • Navy
Air Force • Coast Guard

Army Reserve Sgt Gregory A Belanger • Army National Guard Staff Sgt Joseph Camara • Army National Guard Specialist Michael Andrade • Army National Guard Sgt Charles T Caldwell • Army Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T Swartworth • Army Capt Matthew J August • Army Reserve Sgt 1st Class Curtis Mancini • Army Master Sgt Ricahrd L Ferguson • Marine Corps Lance Cpl Matthew K Serio • Army Captain Christopher S Cash • Marine Corps Lance Cpl John J Van Gyzen IV • Army National Guard Staff Sgt Christopher S Potts • Marine Corps Lance Cpl Holly A Charette • Army 2nd Lt Matthew S Coutu • United States Coast Guard PS3 Ronald A Gill Jr
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 41° 46.708′ N, 71° 26.168′ W. Monument is in Cranston, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is on Rolfe Square south of Park Avenue (Rhode Island Route 12), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal
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address: 1 Rolfe Square, Cranston RI 02910, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II, Korean Conflict and Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Viet Nam Memorial Quadrangle (about 500 feet away); Armed Forces Memorial (about 700 feet away); Casino (approx. one mile away); Bandstand (approx. one mile away); Saving Red Wolves (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cranston.
 
RI Freedom Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2024
2. RI Freedom Monument
RI Freedom Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2024
3. RI Freedom Monument
Rolfe Square Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2024
4. Rolfe Square Dedication Plaque
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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