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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Providence County, Rhode Island
Providence is the county seat for Providence County
Adjacent to Providence County, Rhode Island
Bristol County(62) ► Kent County(21) ► Windham County, Connecticut(94) ► Bristol County, Massachusetts(187) ► Norfolk County, Massachusetts(118) ► Worcester County, Massachusetts(355) ►
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On Douglas Tpke. (Rhode Island Route 7) at Victory Hwy., on the left when traveling south on Douglas Tpke..
Dedicated to the Memory
of the Men and Women, who
So Valiantly Served in the
Defense of Their Country
Naldor P. Berard
Born August 10, 1921
Died at Age 22
September 11, 1943
Enlisted in the U.S. Navy July
22, 1942. Was Seaman 1st . . . — — Map (db m191223) WM
Due to land disputes and broken peace treaties between local natives and early English settlers, King Philip's War took place for 14 months during 1675 and 1676. Captain Michael Pierce's fight with the natives occured on this spot in March of 1676. . . . — — Map (db m45093) HM
On Putnam Pike (Rhode Island Route 102) south of Sherman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
May 25, 1826 = May 25, 1976
Diverse hands fired upon
Betty
One of America's first elephants at the the north end of the rustic span that arched Chepachet River
Given in observation of the 150th anniversary of the event by Richmond and . . . — — Map (db m243023) HM
Near Diamond Hill Road (Rhode Island Route 114), on the left when traveling north.
This bell was cast by George Holbrook in East Medway MA in 1840, and was installed at 22 Broad St. It remained there until 1977 when it was dismantled by the Knights of Columbus and brought to the Hayden Library and dedicated to the departed . . . — — Map (db m55663) HM
On Taunton Avenue (Route 44) just east of Ivy Street, on the right when traveling east.
East Providence - Ribeira Grande
Sister Cities Committee
Established 1982
Recipient of the
Sister Cities International Award
for Professional Assistance
Sister Cities International Conference
Los Angeles, California . . . — — Map (db m222607) HM
On Purchase Street at Taunton Avenue (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling north on Purchase Street.
Composed of men who in the dark days of the Civil War
from 1861 to 1865 offered their lives that this Union
might be preserved ★ ★ ★ There is a debt this nation
can never pay that is the debt of gratitude to the soldiers . . . — — Map (db m198157) WM
On Purchase Street at Grove Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Purchase Street.
In honor of the men and women of East Providence who served in all wars and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for our country. — — Map (db m222606) WM
On East Bay Bike Path north of Warren Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This bridge opened for traffic in 1930 and known as the Washington Bridge first opened to traffic on April 12th 1793 and which carried the following inscription on an abutment
Washington Bridge.
Built by John Brown . . . — — Map (db m222506) HM
Near Cullen Hill Road, 0.7 miles north of Martin Street, on the left when traveling east.
Banking on the Riverbank's Value
This house exists because of Wilbur Kelly, who owned the land and a small mill just up the canal. In his younger years, Wilbur Kelly had worked as a ship captain in a fleet owned by Brown and Ives. Later, he . . . — — Map (db m195922) HM
Near Cullen Hill Road, 0.7 miles north of Martin Street, on the left when traveling east.
Kelly’s Mill Left An Impression
Do you see a rectangular footprint in front of you? It marks the site where the Kelly Mill stood. Starting in the early 1800s, the mill used water from the Blackstone River to power its spinning machines. . . . — — Map (db m195921) HM
On Front Street (Rhode Island Route 123) at Lonsdale Avenue (Rhode Island Route 122), on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
1914 1918
Dedicated to the Glory of God, the Exhaltation
of Patriotism and the Promotion of Education
in Honor of Those from Lincoln
Who Served in the World War — — Map (db m195925) WM
On Main Street at N Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
The Mercantile Center
The two brick and stone buildings in front of you played an important role in the planned mill village of Slatersville. Known as the Commercial Blocks they were built by the Slater Company for the use of their workers. . . . — — Map (db m197767) HM
On N Main Street (Rhode Island Route 5) at Victory Hwy (Rhode Island Route 102), on the right when traveling north on N Main Street.
James Slater Memorial Park In Honor of James S. Slater Born Apr.23, 1841 Died Nov. 11, 1915 Town Clerk No Smithfield 1903-1914 General Assembly 1914-1915
To whom the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations owes recognition for the . . . — — Map (db m197766) HM
On Main Street at N Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated in Honor of
The patriotic Men and Women of the
Town of North Smithfield
Who Served Their Country in Time of War
Vietnam Era
★Leon Atterbridge · ★Rene Bois · ★Frederick Carter · ★Robert Labrecque · . . . — — Map (db m197769) WM
On Victory Hwy. (Rhode Island Route 102) at N Main Street (Rhode Island Route 5), on the left when traveling north on Victory Hwy..
Vietnam War Memorial
From the people of
The town of North Smithfield
In recognition of those who defended
Freedom during the Vietnam War
and to those Men and Women
who sacrificed their lives that we may
live in Freedom and . . . — — Map (db m192605) WM
On Pascoag Main Street at Nahant Place, on the right when traveling south on Pascoag Main Street.
Dedicated to the men and women of Burrillville who answered the call for Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism — — Map (db m191222) WM
Near Roosevelt Avenue south of Slater Street, on the left when traveling south.
Just six years after building Slater Mill, Samuel Slater's partners, William Almy and Obadiah Brown, bought another mill on their own. They even copied some of Slater's machine designs for their mill.
This annoyed Slater so much that he . . . — — Map (db m151663) HM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Tradition holds that Ebenezer Jenks built the house in front of you in the mid-1700s. He was the grandson of Pawtucket's first settler, Joseph Jenks, Jr.
By the end of the 1700s, Sylvanus Brown, a mechanic owned the place. He welcomed Samuel . . . — — Map (db m151660) HM
On Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north.
Samuel Slater came here from England in 1789. He had just finished a seven-year apprenticeship at an English cotton mill, which gave him great knowledge of the water-powered spinning process developed over the previous two decades.
With the . . . — — Map (db m151668) HM
Built in 1685, this is the oldest standing house in Pawtucket and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now operated by the Pawtucket Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
For tour Hours Contact the Park Office — — Map (db m45087) HM
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the First Successful Cotton Mill in America this tablet was presented to the Old Slater Mill Association, present owners of this historic building in honor of the textile pioneer whose name they . . . — — Map (db m1613) HM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north.
Control of waterpower meant control of economic, political, and social power.
A mill developer's first "power grab" was to build a walled dam. This created a pond that stored water to power the mill.
Other villagers didn't willingly . . . — — Map (db m151665) HM
On Main Street at Mineral Spring Avenue (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
First Rhode Island woman to make the supreme sacrifice as an Army Nurse with the Armed Forces of the United States in France during the World War
"She laid him with the dead as she turned to soothe the living and bind the wounds . . . — — Map (db m151678) WM
1885-1918
During his flying career, Jack McGee, one of Pawtucket's most famous sons and a pioneer in this country's aviation history, used this general area of Darlington to make many of his historic flights.
On June 11th 1918 he was killed . . . — — Map (db m45089) HM
This is the oldest stander carousel in the world it was built by pioneer craftsman Charles I. D. Looff in 1895, and was installed in Slater park in 1910.
Open weekends April, May, June, September, October and daily in July and August. Available . . . — — Map (db m45091) HM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
David Wilkinson and his father built this mill together, finishing it in 1811. It made sense to build it next to Slater Mill. When Slater married Wilkinson's sister, Hannah, the families grew even closer and shared several ventures.
At . . . — — Map (db m151661) HM
Samuel Slater (1768-1835) opened this water-powered cotton spinning factory in 1793. Slater had left England in 1789 with working knowledge of mechanical yarn-making, and in Pawtucket he discovered artisans with the skills necessary for starting . . . — — Map (db m118316) HM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The American Industrial Revolution began right here. In 1793, Samuel Slater teamed up with investors and local artisans. Together, they built a first for the United States—a successful cotton spinning mill that was run by water power. . . . — — Map (db m151657) HM
On Summer Street (Rhode Island Route 15) just east of Maple Street, on the right when traveling west.
This building is a contributing structure of the
Downtown Pawtucket
Historic District
in the
National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of the Interior
The Deborah Cook Sayles . . . — — Map (db m151674) HM
On Summer Street (Rhode Island Route 15) just west of High Street, on the right when traveling west.
This building is a contributing structure of the
Downtown Pawtucket
Historic District
in the
National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of the Interior
[Top plaque:]
The . . . — — Map (db m151672) HM
On Exchange Street at Roosevelt Avenue, on the right on Exchange Street.
Honor to our gallant men and women
who served their nation
in the military during times of peril
They gave their yesterdays
in order to insure our tomorrows
Lest we forget
A grateful community
wishes to acknowledge all . . . — — Map (db m151653) WM
On Slater Street just east of Roosevelt Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Slater Mill was America's first successful water-powered cotton spinning mill. For a small fee, tour the mill and learn how Samuel Slater and local craftsmen created machines that spun cotton into thread. Explore the Wilkinson machine shop and see a . . . — — Map (db m151659) HM
Near Roosevelt Avenue south of Leather Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The American Industrial Revolution began at Slater Mill. Here, in 1793, Samuel Slater, with Providence investors and Pawtucket artisans, built the first water-powered, cotton spinning factory in the United States. Beginning with this wooden mill, . . . — — Map (db m118324) HM
On Spring Street at Exchange Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Street.
To perpetuate the memory of all who with unfailing loyalty defended on land and sea the nation's honor in the War with Spain, Phillipine Insurrection and China Relief Expedition. — — Map (db m151652) WM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Sylvanus Brown lived in this cottage from 1784 to 1824. Brown's proven pattern-making and carpentry skills earned him a place at Samuel Slater's side. Brown had also built water-powered mills and visited European mill sites. Between 1789 and . . . — — Map (db m118327) HM
The birthplace of the cotton manufacturing industry in America. Here in 1793 Samuel Slater, Moses Brown, and William Almy established the first successful cotton factory in the United States. — — Map (db m1612) HM
On Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15) at Roosevelt Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
When Samuel Slater first came here, the village had everything he needed to succeed. Pawtucket Falls provided ample waterpower. That energy was already powering local machine shops. Those shops were run by skilled mechanics who could assist with . . . — — Map (db m151670) HM
David Wilkinson (1771-1852), a blacksmith from Smithfield, Rhode Island, moved to Pawtucket in the early 1780s. Wilkinson invented new machines, including a steamboat, which he demonstrated in Pawtucket in 1792 (15 years before Robert Fulton's . . . — — Map (db m118248) HM
On Blake Street just east of Fountain Street, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated to
the memory of all
the members of the
Major
Walter G.
Gatchell
VFW Post 306
and its Auxiliary
Past Present & Future
Founded
1920
Auxiliary
1921
[Left side of the memorial:] . . . — — Map (db m151651) WM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north.
The water flowing through the millrace below you was brought here to do work. It was diverted from the Blackstone River on your right and will flow back into it downstream. Wilkinson Mill, the stone building on your left, shared this raceway with . . . — — Map (db m151667) HM
Near Roosevelt Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Rhode Island Route 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Controlling water power during the early years of the Industrial Revolution also meant gaining control of political, economic, and social power. Re-engineering water courses in this area often brought lawsuits and anger. In August 1792, four . . . — — Map (db m118317) HM
On Rochambeau Avenue just east of Lorimer Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Morris Brown House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1793 — — Map (db m151679) HM
On Hope Street at Cushing Street, on the right when traveling north on Hope Street.
The Brown Bear was introduced in 1904 as the athletic mascot and symbol of the College. Throughout the decades, the Bear has been represented in verse, song, and image, as well as by live bears named Bruno, costumed students, and campus statuary. . . . — — Map (db m151684) HM
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
By the end of the Revolutionary War, the center of town had moved to several blocks south of this point. From 1820 to 1850 the Blackstone Canal and Providence and Worcester Railroad were built along the western edge of this plot, and Canal Street . . . — — Map (db m106872) HM
Near North Main Street (U.S. 1) south of Smith Street, on the left when traveling north.
There is no National Memorial to Roger Williams here [in Washington], unlike the monuments to other national heroes like Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. Our National Memorial is in Rhode Island, where he lived and left us a philosophical . . . — — Map (db m115205) HM
On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
This intersection was the earliest center of colonial Providence. A grist mill stood just north, at the falls of Moshassuck River, and a tannery and taverns were nearby across the street. In 1676 the natives of many tribes united against the New . . . — — Map (db m56152) HM
Providence’s Downtown was not always located in its present location across the river.
The first town center was located along the Moshassock River and North Main Street near St. John’s Episcopal Church.
The second Downtown was located around . . . — — Map (db m107762) HM
Near Meeting Street just west of Thayer Street, on the left.
Former site of the Bethel A.M.E. Church 1866-1961
Beginning as a free mission in 1795, members met in the African Meeting House before purchasing this lot in 1820. The services were held in the homes of the members for over 40 years. In 1866, . . . — — Map (db m30314) HM
This memorial recognizes Brown University’s connection to the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the work of Africans and African-Americans, enslaved and free, who helped build our university, Rhode island, and the nation.
In 2003 Brown . . . — — Map (db m107414) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 44) at College Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Near this spot the men and women of Providence showed their resistance to the unfair taxation by burning British Taxed tea in the night March 2nd 1775 — — Map (db m56349) HM
On Benefit Street, on the right when traveling south.
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States
US . . . — — Map (db m56155) HM
On South Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
This edifice of which the older portion was begun in the year of Our Lord 1760 and first occupied in 1762 was used as Court and State House by the Colony and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations until the year 1900 — — Map (db m56158) HM
On South Water Street (U.S. 44) at Packet Street, on the right when traveling south on South Water Street.
Providence has changed dramatically since its founding in 1636, from the early settlement enriched by farmland, to the town competing with Newport for trade, to the thriving capital it is today. This evolution can be evaluated through a case . . . — — Map (db m151732) HM
Members of the Afro-American community met in the vestry of this historic church in 1819 to establish the 1st African Meeting House in Rhode Island. — — Map (db m57750) HM
On Main Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This memorial plaque is presented
by the
American Baptist Churches USA
to
First Baptist Church in America
Providence, Rhode Island
On the Occasion of its 375th Anniversary
1638 - 2013
Who from its founding by Roger . . . — — Map (db m122521) HM
On Thomas Street, on the right when traveling west.
Fleur-De-Lys Studio
Has been designated a National Historic Landmark
This building possesses National Significance in Commemorating the History of the United States of America
1992
National Park Services
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m57749) HM
Near this spot lived Gabriel Bernon a Huguenot Refugee
Born Larochelle France April 6, 1644
Died Providence February 1, 1736
Merchant Colonizer Churchman — — Map (db m56148) HM
On South Main Street at Planet Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
Upon this corner stood Sabin Tavern in which on the evening of June 9th 1772 the party met and organized to destroy the H.R.M. schooner Gaspee, in the destruction of which was shed the first blood in the American Revolution. — — Map (db m56292) HM
Erected in 1822 by Nicholas Brown, 1786
Trustee 1791 – 1825, Treasurer 1796 – 1825, Fellow 1825 – 1841, as a gift to the University which bears his name.
Renovated in 1891 under the direction of Marshall Woods, 1845, Trustee 1856 – . . . — — Map (db m107405) HM
On George St. at Magee St., on the right when traveling east on George St..
This building honors the memory of
Horace Mann
1796-1859
Brown University class of 1819
Father of American public education, Statesman, reformer, and advocate for the abolition of slavery — — Map (db m59206) HM
On Congdon Street at Cushing Street, on the right when traveling south on Congdon Street.
With the vision and efforts of local merchant and watch maker Isaac Hale, this property was acquired and donated to the city in 1867 for a small public park where "generations of Providence residents might look out with increasing pride upon the . . . — — Map (db m223299) HM
On Powers Street, on the left when traveling east.
The home of John Brown Reflecting the wealth and position gained from his lucrative career as a slave trader, privateer, China trade merchant and Patriot. — — Map (db m56014) HM
On Hope Street at Angell Street, on the right when traveling north on Hope Street.
Lippitt House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1976
National Park Service
United States . . . — — Map (db m151683) HM
Near College Street just west of South Main Street (U.S. 44), on the left when traveling west.
In honor of Luigi Scala Grand Venerable, Order Sons of Italy 1934 — 1971 Editor, bank president, counselor to immigrants, Italian historian, radio commentator, a man of rare culture and learning. He nobly furthered love for America . . . — — Map (db m193070) HM
On Meeting Street just east of Brown Street, on the right when traveling west.
The building adjacent to this site housed
Pembroke College
Founded in 1891 with six students, the Woman's College in Brown University formally established in 1896 and renamed Pembroke College in 1928. The first women to receive degrees were . . . — — Map (db m56330) HM
On Congdon Street north of Cushing Street, on the left when traveling north.
This hilltop has been an important and strategic location throughout the history of Providence. In early days there was a beacon to use for communication between settlements along Narragansett Bay. Later, at the beginning of the Revolutionary . . . — — Map (db m223296) HM
On Congdon Street south of Bowen Street, on the right when traveling south.
Views from this hilltop have attracted visitors for centuries. In the 1860's, they were the inspiration for local merchant and neighbor, Isaac Hale to raise funds for the purchase and donation of the land to the city for a public park. In the . . . — — Map (db m223301) HM
On Benefit Street at Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north on Benefit Street.
From this armory there went for service at the
front, during the War for the Union 1861-1865,
First Battery: Captain Charles H. Tompkins
Battery A • Captain William H. Reynolds
Battery B • Captain Thomas F. Vaughan
Battery C • . . . — — Map (db m122517) HM
Near Washington Place at Canal Walk, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Preservation Preservation & Heritage Commission
[The left half of this section has been removed and makes the section illegible]
Rhode Island Historical Society
A short distance from here . . . — — Map (db m151714) HM
Near North Main Street (U.S. 1) at Bowen Street, on the left when traveling north.
Roger Williams said there was no amount of money that could have purchased Providence.
In 1636, Williams and the Narragansett tribal leaders, or Sachems, Cononicus and Miantonomo, negotiated for the land that became Providence. Together, they . . . — — Map (db m115211) HM
On South Water Street at Packett Street, on the right when traveling south on South Water Street.
In the decade before the Revolutionary War, the British were enforcing revenue laws by stationing maritime law enforcement vessels in Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay. In 1769, Newport citizens burned the British sloop in protest of violations . . . — — Map (db m151735) HM
On South Main Street just south of Hopkins Street, on the left when traveling north.
No lapse of time • No distance of space • Shall cause you to be forgotten
Everett
Yours has the suffering been • The memory shall be ours
Longfellow
We are grateful to the ninety six thousand
Rhode . . . — — Map (db m151721) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 44) at Hopkins Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
A turning point in the American Revolution came in February 1780, when the King of France approved a plan to send an army to help the Americans. A French fleet carrying thousands of soldiers arrived five months later in Newport, where they spent . . . — — Map (db m189624) 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 m115217) HM
On Meeting Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built by publisher John Carter in 1772 to house the printing press of the Providence Gazette, the post office and a bookshop as well as Carter's growing family, this is one of the oldest three-story structures in Providence. So named for the . . . — — Map (db m56034) HM
On Wheaton Street at Pratt Street, on the right when traveling west on Wheaton Street.
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, the internationally celebrated soprano known as "Black Patti" lived near this site at 7 Wheaton Street until her passing on June 24, 1933.
With 17 medals and a diamond tiara bestowed upon her, she was the highest . . . — — Map (db m56160) HM
On Benefit Street at Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north on Benefit Street.
Battery A R.I.N.G.
Mexican Border
June 28 - October 10 1916
———————————
1917 • YD • 1919
World War I
103rd Field Artillery
26th, Yankee Division, A.E.F.
In . . . — — Map (db m122515) WM
On Hopkins Street at Benefit Street, on the right when traveling east on Hopkins Street.
Ten times Governor of Rhode Island
Chief Justice of the Superior Court
Chancellor of Brown University
Member of the Colonial Congress
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Lived in this house 1743-1785
Washington was here a guest . . . — — Map (db m56030) HM
On Benefit Street at Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north on Benefit Street.
For gallant conduct at Petersburg, VA
April 2, 1865
SGT Archibald Malbourne • SGT John H. Havron
CPL James A. Barber • CPL Samuel E. Lewis
PVT John Corcoran • PVT Charles D. Ennis
PVT George W. Potter
Dedicated by the
Providence Marine . . . — — Map (db m122516) WM
The Brown bear was originally cast in plaster by Eli Harvey. A fund raiser campaign to "put a hair on the bear" was led by Senator Theodore Francis Green Class of 1887, and resulted in the commission of a bronze sculpture in 1923, the bronze bear . . . — — Map (db m56087) HM
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