West Kingston near South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

The Great Swamp Fight

Photographed by Dwight C. Brown Jr., circa ca 1968

1. The Great Swamp Fight Marker

Inscription. Three Quarters of a mile to the Southward on an island in the Great Swamp the Narragansett Indians were decisively defeated by the United Forces of the Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and Plymouth Colonies, Sunday, December 19, 1675.

Erected 1933 by State of Rhode Island.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is December 19, 1965.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 41° 28.753′ N, 71° 35.71′ W. Marker was near South Kingstown, Rhode Island, in Washington County. It was in West Kingston. It was at the intersection of South County Trail (Rhode Island Route 2) and Great Swamp Monument Road, on the left when traveling west on South County Trail. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 3351 South County Trail, West Kingston RI 02892, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Narragansett Bay

and in South County.

It was also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Great Swamp Fight (approx. ¾ mile away); Washington County Jail (approx. 3.6 miles away); Dedicated to All Patriots

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(approx. 5 miles away); In Memory of All War Veterans (approx. 5 miles away); Medal of Honor-Honor Roll (approx. 5.2 miles away); Rhode Island National Guard (approx. 5.2 miles away); Jewish War Veterans (approx. 5.3 miles away); Address by President Abraham Lincoln (approx. 5½ miles away).

Post Where The Marker Was image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, August 3, 2011

2. Post Where The Marker Was

Photographed by Barbara Crudale, Volunteer, Smith's Castle, RI, June 2, 2003

3. The Great Swamp Fight Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2009, by Byron C. Lewin of University Place, Washington. This page has been viewed 4,057 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on June 6, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. Photos: 1. submitted on April 9, 2010, by Dwight C. Brown Jr. of Bradford, Rhode Island. 2. submitted on June 6, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. 3. submitted on October 4, 2009, by Byron C. Lewin of University Place, Washington. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.