Rhode Island, Little Compton Historical Society Historical Markers

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 18, 2026

13,000 Years Marker

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1 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 110 — 13,000 Years — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77), on the right when traveling north.

2 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Ancient Connections — Roads and waterways connected Sakonnet to vast social and trade networks. — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77), on the right when traveling north.

3 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Attuck: Sentinal of the Land —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

4 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Buying & Selling Acoaxet / The English at Sakonnet / Christian Indians / Life in the 18th Century — [Awashonks Garden] —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

5 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Distrust for the Newcomers — Buying & Selling Sakonnet | King Philip’s War 1675-76 — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) just south of Fairfields Drive, on the left when traveling south.

6 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 104 — Fal Solomon: Indentured Here / Honoring Fal — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77).

7 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Honoring Awashonks — Sakonnet’s Many Sachems — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) just south of Fairfields Drive, on the left when traveling south.

8 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 106 — Mishoon — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

9 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 103 — Native Plants — Plants have been woven into our lives. They are a part of everything. —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

10 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Sakonnet History Project —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

11 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 107 — Squant — Squant is the protector of water voyages. — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

12 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Stone Walls — Many of Little Compton's stone walls were built by Sakonnet men, sometimes under duress. — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) just south of Fairfields Drive, on the left when traveling south.

13 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 105 — Summer Weeku Frame — Weekus are traditional Wampanoag homes — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77), on the right when traveling north.

14 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — The Sakonnet Diaspora / Native Neighbors / The Last 350 Years / The Next 350 Years — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

15 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 102 — Three Sisters: A Symbiotic Garden — Living things grow best in relationship with others. — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Route 77) just south of Fairfields Drive, on the left when traveling south.

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16 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — 108 — Turtle Island — Native people refer to North America as Turtle Island. —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) south of Fairfields Drive, on the right when traveling north.

17 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Welcome to Sakonnet — Awashonks Garden —

Near West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) just south of Fairfields Drive, on the left when traveling south.

18 ► Rhode Island, Newport County, Little Compton — Wilbor House — Built circa 1690 by Samuel & Mary Wilbor —

On West Main Road (Rhode Island Route 77) just south of Fairfields Drive, on the left when traveling south.

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