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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 — The Landing Place of Roger Williams
To the memory of Roger Williams The Apostle of Soul Liberty Founder of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Below this spot then at the waters edge stood the rock on which according to tradition . . . Map (db m302524) 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 1636Map (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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Sep. 5, 2026