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

Captain John Warren House

Built 1737

 
 
Captain John Warren House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
1. Captain John Warren House Marker
Inscription.
French Navy Artillery
Headquarters   1780 - 1781

 
Erected 1936 by State of Rhode Island.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
 
Location. 41° 29.574′ N, 71° 19.26′ W. Marker is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is on Washington Street near Elm Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Tom Robinson House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hunter House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sarah Kendall House (within shouting distance of this marker);
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45 Elm Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Sheffield Huntington House (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Southwick House (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Simpson House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. John Wanton House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.
 
Captain John Warren House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
2. Captain John Warren House Marker
Marker on Washington Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
3. Marker on Washington Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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