East Greenwich in Kent County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

General James Mitchell Varnum Home

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, August 2012

1. General James Mitchell Varnum Home Marker

Inscription. General James Mitchell Varnum Brigadier General of the Continental Army was instrumental in creating the Rhode Island Black Regiment which provided the first genuine route to freedom for Afro-American people in Rhode Island

Erected by Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 41° 39.726′ N, 71° 27.079′ W. Marker is in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in Kent County. It can be reached from the intersection of Pierce Street and Revolution Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 Pierce Street, East Greenwich RI 02818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Providence

and on 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

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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: June 12, 1775 (within shouting distance of this marker); Armory of the Kentish Guards (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Michaud Memorial (about 400 feet away); Kentish Guards Drill Field (about 500 feet away); Varnum Continentals (about 700 feet away); Rhode Island State & National Guard Units (about 700 feet away); Varnum Memorial Armory (about 700 feet away); The Marlborough Street Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Greenwich.

Also see . . . Varnum House Museum website. (Submitted on August 11, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

General James Mitchell Varnum Home Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, August 2012

2. General James Mitchell Varnum Home Sign

General James Mitchell Varnum Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryan Simmons

3. General James Mitchell Varnum Home

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,089 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.