College Hill in Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Horace Mann

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, August 2012

1. Horace Mann Marker

Inscription.
This building honors the memory of Horace Mann 1796-1859 Brown University class of 1819

Father of American public education, Statesman, reformer, and advocate for the abolition of slavery

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.

Location. 41° 49.509′ N, 71° 24.252′ W. Marker is in Providence, Rhode Island, in Providence County. It is in College Hill. It is at the intersection of George St. and Magee St., on the right when traveling east on George St.. 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 in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: University Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brown University Slave Trade Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Gilded Age (about 500 feet away); The Ives-Gammell House (about 600 feet away); The First Official Residence of the President of Brown University (about 600 feet away); Hope College (about 600 feet away); Stephen Hopkins (about 600 feet away); The Brown Bear (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence.

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, August 2012

2. Horace Mann Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.