On Roger Williams Avenue north of Wilson Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This spring is the site of the first settlement in 1636 by Roger Williams in the State of Rhode Island. Banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony because of his religious beliefs, he fled into the wilderness and found refuge with his friend . . . — — Map (db m302521) HM
Near India Street, on the right when traveling east.
Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, was born in London in 1603. After graduating from Cambridge University in 1627, Williams took holy orders in the church of England. In 1630 he emigrated to the New World and settled in the Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m305930) HM
Near North Main Street (U.S. 1) at North Court Street, on the left when traveling north.
Welcome to the birthplace of religious freedom in the United States. Roger Williams, fleeing religious persecution in England and Massachusetts Bay Colony, founded Providence here in 1636. The original inhabitants, the Narragansett and Wampanoag, . . . — — Map (db m305933) HM
