North Kingston in Washington County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Captain John Gallup

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, May 24, 2026

1. Captain John Gallup Marker

Inscription. To the Memory of
Captain
John Gallup
Killed in the
Swamp Fight
1675

Erected 1969 by Gallup Family Association.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the King Philip's War 1675-1676 series list.

Location. 41° 34.995′ N, 71° 27.426′ W. Memorial is in North Kingston, Rhode Island, in Washington County. It can be reached from Richard Smith Drive east of Post Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 55 Richard Smith Drive, Foster RI 02825, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Narragansett Bay

and in South County.

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

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Here Were Bvried (here, next to this marker); Cocumscussoc Archaeological Site (a few steps from this marker); Roger Williams (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); North Kingstown G.A.R. Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Robert Rodman's Village (approx. 1.6 miles away); Centerpiece of the Rodman Empire (approx. 1.6 miles away); The New Mill & New Beginnings (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Rail Connection (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Kingston.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, May 24, 2026

2. Captain John Gallup Marker

Richard Smith’s Block House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, May 24, 2026

3. Richard Smith’s Block House

The Swamp Fight occured on the march to this house, also known as Smith’s Caste.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 22 times since then. Last updated on June 2, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.