Chepachet in Glocester in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Welcome to the Job Armstrong Shopkeeper's Garden
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 19, 2026
1. Welcome to the Job Armstrong Shopkeeper's Garden Marker
This garden reflects the working life of a 19th-century Rhode Island shopkeeper and the family who rented the space above the shop when small plots behind stores and homes were essential for providing food, herbs, medicine, and useful plants for daily living. The plants in this garden demonstrate the kinds of plants that might have been growing during this era. In addition to these essentials, ornamental plants that flowered were prized.
Today, the produce grown here is donated to the Glocester Senior Center, continuing a tradition of usefulness and community care.
,br> Look for the plant signs placed throughout the garden. Each one shares an interesting fact about how a common 19th-century garden plant helped people cook, heal, preserve food, or manage daily life
Erected by Glocester Heritage Gardens in partnership with URI Master Gardeners and Glocester Heritage Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. 41° 54.867′ N, 71° 40.229′ W. Marker is in Glocester, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It
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Regionally, this marker is in the Quiet Corner and in Greater Providence. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Betty (within shouting distance of this marker); Friendship Lodge No. 7 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Granite Mill (approx. 3.3 miles away); Burrillville Veterans Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); Burrillville Veterans Plaque (approx. 3.4 miles away); Austin T. Levy, Mill Owner, Philanthropist, and Friend (approx. 3˝ miles away); Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library (approx. 3˝ miles away);
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 19, 2026
2. Welcome to the Job Armstrong Shopkeeper's Garden Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
