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By G.W.Bartlett, June 12, 2026

Roger Williams Spring Marker

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1 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, East Providence, Rumford — Roger Williams Spring —

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

2 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Fox Point — 12 — Roger Williams Landing 1636 — Providence Harbor Walk at Fox Point & India Point —

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

3 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Site of Roger Williams House —

A few rods east of this spot stood the House of Roger Williams Founder of Providence 1636 — — Map (db m122501) HM

4 ► Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, College Hill — Roger Williams National Memorial — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

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

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