Mount Hope in Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Olney Street Riot 1831
Photographed by Bryan Simmons, July 2012
1. Olney Street Riot 1831 Marker
Erected by The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the The Rhode Island Black Heritage Society series list.
Location. 41° 50.144′ N, 71° 24.314′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in Mount Hope. It is on Olney Street, on the left when traveling east. Located on the grounds of Olney Street Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Providence RI 02906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Prospect Terrace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Witness to History (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Place for Your Ideas (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Prospect Terrace (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Cathedral of St. John (approx. 0.4 miles away); Snowtown Riot 1831 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gabriel Bernon (approx. 0.4 miles away); Seasonal Gathering (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.
Other markers no longer nearby. A Thoroughfare Town (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Century to Statehood (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bryan Simmons, July 2012
2. Olney Street Riot 1831 Marker
Marker is on small granite slab on the right side
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,375 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
