Historical Markers and War Memorials in Charlestown, Rhode Island
South Kingstown is the county seat for Washington County
Charlestown is in Washington County
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On Park Lane south of Old Post Road (Rhode Island Route 1A), on the left when traveling south.
In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for
their country in the recent wars of the United States
Thru these portals pass the hottest pilots in the world
— — Map (db m114952) WM
On Old Post Road (U.S. 1A) at Fort Ninigret Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Post Road.
South of this spot is located Fort Ninigret marked by the State of Rhode Island as a memorial of the Narragansett and Niantic Indians. The unwavering friends and allies of our fathers. — — Map (db m31988) HM
On Old Post Road near Post Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west.
Text on the Front (North) Side of the Monument:
Erected by the
State of Rhode Island
In Memory of
General Joseph Stanton Jr.
First U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
Under the Constitution from . . . — — Map (db m88151)
On Park Lane south of Old Post Road (Rhode Island Route 1A), on the left when traveling south.
U.S. Navy
NAAF
Charlestown, R.I.
On Friday, March 2, 1945 at 2215 hours, Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat Buno
71418 crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 22, where it exploded and burned on the ice-covered waters 500 Ft off . . . — — Map (db m114948) HM
On Park Lane south of Old Post Road (Rhode Island Route 1A), on the right when traveling south.
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree: Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated . . . — — Map (db m114946) HM
Near South County Trail (Rhode Island Route 2) 1.4 miles south of Kingstown Road (Rhode Island Route 132), on the left when traveling west.
Attacked
within their fort upon this island
the Narragansett Indians
made their last stand
in King Philip's War and
were crushed by the united forces
of the Massachusetts Connecticut
and Plymouth Colonies
in the
“Great Swamp Fight” . . . — — Map (db m22879) HM