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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
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Near North Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
In the 1700's, the open shoreline on the west side of the street gradually filled with shops and houses. Stores backed onto the cove and often had docks extending into the water for easy loading of wares in the flourishing colonial trade. Between . . . — — Map (db m76655) HM
On Crawford Street (U.S. 44) at South Water Street (Route 44), on the right when traveling east on Crawford Street.
Market Square and the Weybossett Bridge became the head of navigation in the Old Harbor with the construction of a fixed type bridge in 1816. Ships docked along the northern portion of South Water Street (now Memorial Park) and were serviced from . . . — — Map (db m151741) HM
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Founded by
Roger Williams
A.D. 1638
The oldest
Baptist Church
in America
The oldest church in this state
This meeting house erected
A.D. 1773 — — Map (db m56032) HM
On Canal Walk at Canal Walk, on the left when traveling west on Canal Walk. Reported damaged.
The First Baptist Meeting House is locate one block east of this bridge at 75 North Main Street. Founded in 1638 by Roger Williams, the First Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist congregation in America and has held continuous services since . . . — — Map (db m151712) HM
Saint Johns Lodge Number One
F. & A. M. of Providence
Added and used third story of
this building
Dedicated by Grand Master Jabez Brown
December 27, 1797
Meeting Place of
The most Worshipful Grand Lodge
F. & A. M. of Rhode Island . . . — — Map (db m193110) HM
On College Street, on the right when traveling west.
adapted from The Civic and Architectural Development of Providence by John Hutchins Cady
Just to the north of where you are now standing the first bridge across the Providence River was erected in 1660, connecting the shore of the Neck with . . . — — Map (db m56466) HM
On College Street at Providence River Greenway, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
Top Marker The Hurricane of September 21st 1938 driven by a wind velocity of 95 MPH max caused tidal waters to reach a new level as indicated below
13 feet 8½ inches
above mean high water
one foot eleven and one fourth inches higher . . . — — Map (db m56293) HM
On Market Square at North Main Street (U.S. 44) on Market Square.
Erected 1773 • Joseph Brown • Architect
John Hutchins Cady • Architect of the alteration • 1950
The City of Providence, by deed signed by Mayor Dennis j. Roberts dated May 27, 1948, transferred this building to the School for its . . . — — Map (db m222497) HM
On Meeting Street, on the left when traveling east.
This building was erected in 1769 as a public school house by the town and proprietors.
Occupied by Brown University in 1770.
One of the four first free public school buildings in 1800.
Occupied by a school for colored children for . . . — — Map (db m56049) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 44) at Court Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Forced worship stinks in God's nostrils.
Roger Williams, in a letter to Connecticut
Governor Thomas Prence (1670)
The steeple in front of you is the First Baptist Church in America, gathered by Roger Williams in 1638. Williams was . . . — — Map (db m122503) HM
Has Been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic sites act of August 21 1935
This site possess exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the united states of America . . . — — Map (db m45072) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 44) at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on North Main Street.
If this building could speak, it would tell the remarkable tale of a city’s transformation.
The Antram-Gray House, the oldest surviving commercial building in Providence, was built around 1730 as a residence and distillery.
It soon found . . . — — Map (db m107736) HM
On South Main Street close to College Street, on the left when traveling north.
By this memorial the city of Providence commemorates the loyal courage and fidelity of all her citizens who served in the World War whose high example still summons us to love and serve our country — — Map (db m56294) HM
The rivers in Providence, 14 years after Roger Williams founded the city, were crossed by fording at low tide.
As time passed, some of the long narrow house lots became streets named after the owners of the lots. The stream ending in Mile . . . — — Map (db m222677) HM
The first bridge across the Providence River was 40 years old by this time. The first wharf was built behind Towne Street (later named South Main Street). The center of town was established in what is now called Moshassuck Square. — — Map (db m222679) HM
The First Baptist Church in America relocated to its present site. Market House and University Hall were five years old. "Weybosset" Bridge had been rebuilt and a ferry boat operated from Cowpen Point. Many more wharfs appeared behind Towne Street . . . — — Map (db m222711) HM
Wharfs began to develop on the west side of the river. Shipping and commerce caused the center of town to move south and across the river.
The merchant fleet had grown to 120 ships and surpassed Newport's. John Brown's East India trade fleet . . . — — Map (db m222710) HM
A second bridge spanned the river. A causeway across the northern part of the Cove created a turning basin for the new Blackstone Canal. More wharfs and quays appeared on the west side of the river. The wharfs on the east side, destroyed by the . . . — — Map (db m222684) HM
In 1843, Weybosset Bridge was widened. The Blackstone Canal could not compete with the railroads and was abandoned after only 20 years of use. By 1847, the railroads were firmly established and the shipping industry began to decline. A cove basin . . . — — Map (db m222686) HM
1873 With the building of the Crawford Street Bridge, the "World's Widest Bridge" was created. A fire station and trolley depot were also constructed over the river. By 1897, the Cove Basin had been filled in to make space for a larger . . . — — Map (db m222691) HM
1982 Forty-two years had passed since the last bridge had been built over the river and nearly a century had lapsed since the Cove Basin was filled in by the railroad. The Capital Center Railroad Relocation Project started . . . — — Map (db m222693) HM
Near Washington Street east of Dorrance Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1906, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was moved to the center of Exchange Place, half way between City Hall and the rising Federal Building. Debate over Exchange Place continued until 1912, when the City Council approved creation of the . . . — — Map (db m222717) HM
Near Washington Street east of Dorrance Street, on the left when traveling east.
1846 Great Salt Cove is partially filled, beginning the transformation from water to land transportation in what is now Kennedy Plaza.
1848 Union Passenger Rail Station is completed and Exchange Place is christened. . . . — — Map (db m222718) HM
On Washington Street east of Dorrance Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Great Salt Cove, a tidal pond, once filled the area that has become, over the past 160 years, the city's center for transportation, civic life, and commercial activity. Formed between 3800 and 2700 years ago, it was a major Native American . . . — — Map (db m222721) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Though uninhabited on the eve of its settlement by Europeans, this area already had a 7000 year history of activity by native Americans. In 1636, this land was the low, marshy shoreline of a large saltwater cove to the west, along the eastern side . . . — — Map (db m56175) HM
Near North Main Street (U.S. 1) at Howland Street, on the left when traveling north.
…at last to proclaim a true and absolute Soul-Freedom to all the people of the land impartially, so that no person be forced to pray nor pay, otherwise than as his Soul believeth and consenteth.
Roger Williams, from Butler's . . . — — Map (db m115209) HM
In 1636, Roger Williams bought land from the Narragansett chiefs and established a colony here near the site of a fresh water spring. Naming the town for God's providence to him, Williams declared the settlement a shelter for the persecuted of all . . . — — Map (db m56176) HM
On Exchange Street at Fulton Street, on the right when traveling north on Exchange Street.
Abraham
Lincoln
On February 28,
1860, spoke in
Railroad Hall
located on
this site.
The previous night he had delivered his famous address at Cooper Union in New York. To please New England supporters and to visit his son Robert . . . — — Map (db m222620) HM
On Westminster Street at Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling west on Westminster Street. Reported damaged.
In the 18th century the west side of the Providence River, now Downtown Providence and the Financial District, was known as the Weybosset Side after the name of its first street. With the dawn of the 19th century, development surged on the . . . — — Map (db m151701) HM
On Washington Street just east of Snow Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1959, Annye came to Providence from Montgomery, Alabama. She'd answered an advertisement in the newspaper, placed by an East Side widower who was looking for a live-in caretaker for his children.
On this spring evening, ready to have her . . . — — Map (db m151645) HM
On Canal Street (U.S. 44) at Park Row West, on the right when traveling south on Canal Street. Reported damaged.
The junction of five Native American trails once occupied this stretch of North Main Street, between College Street and the Y-intersection at Mill Street. The Narragansett Trail or Pequot Path, as well as the Louquassuck, Pawtucket, Wampanoag, . . . — — Map (db m223303) HM
On Westminster Street at Dorrance Street, on the right when traveling west on Westminster Street.
Umberto (Bert) Crenca is a multidisciplinary artist with long exhibition and performance history. His work appears in the permanent collections of the Rhode Island School of Design and Newport Art Museums, and in numerous private collections in . . . — — Map (db m222623) HM
On Dorrance Street at Westminster Street, on the right when traveling north on Dorrance Street.
Arthur is a Brooklyn native who is currently based in Providence's Oineyville neighborhood. His art has typically been portrait focused, but in the wake of the pandemic and protest movement in 2020, he began working on public murals, using the . . . — — Map (db m222624) HM
On Weybosset Street, on the left when traveling south.
Organized in 1743 under the leadership of Joseph Snow Sr. as ruling elder. First minister Rev Joseph Snow Jr. 1743-1793. Original meeting house built on this site 1744-6. Present building dedicated in 1810. Vestry and Chancel remodeled and present . . . — — Map (db m56338) HM
On Dorrance Street at Westminster Street, on the right when traveling west on Dorrance Street.
As a young child, my love for cooking was born from my favorite babysitter, Julia Child. This would begin the love I have for cooking and the restaurant business to this day.
At 15 years old I found myself washing dishes at a popular late . . . — — Map (db m222627) HM
On Fountain Street at Dorrance Street, on the right when traveling north on Fountain Street.
This sculpture and the others in this series are constructed of triangular forms, from the base to the top. The series is a play on geometry. A triangle is a profoundly simple shape, yet is the strongest. Triangles are also used to create the . . . — — Map (db m222480) HM
Near Dyer Street at Ship Street, on the right when traveling north.
This area was historically important for its role in maritime commerce and whaling from the 1780s through the 1890s. Waterfront shipping activities continued as late as the 1930s. The land you are standing on now is entirely manmade and was once . . . — — Map (db m222626) HM
On Canal Street (U.S. 44) north of Park Row, on the left when traveling south.
In 1830, the area around you was bustling with activity that dramatically changed the landscape of the Blackstone Valley. The Blackstone Canal, across Canal Street from where you stand, was an economic lifeline. The canal linked Providence's . . . — — Map (db m122505) HM
On Empire Street at Westminster Street, on the right when traveling south on Empire Street.
Look around you. Along the west side of Empire Street, where you can see a small park and office building today, you would have found the center of Providence's Chinese community, who settled in tenements here in the 1890s.
Although Chinese . . . — — Map (db m223032) HM
On Kennedy Plaza at Dorrance Street on Kennedy Plaza.
This monument commemorates the members of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the 14th Rhode Island Regiment Heavy Artillery (Colored) who fought and died in the War of the Rebellion — — Map (db m222297) HM WM
On Eddy Street at Ship Street, on the right when traveling north on Eddy Street.
The area that would become Providence's West Side, including Central Wharf, was former tidal marshlands on the west side of the Providence River. Native Americans used the area as hunting and fishing grounds before Roger Williams' arrival in . . . — — Map (db m222612) HM
On Dyer Street, 0.1 miles north of Friendship Street, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising. During that armed insurrection in Dublin and other parts of the country, against British colonial rule, Ireland was proclaimed a sovereign, independent . . . — — Map (db m151749) HM
Near Memorial Boulevard west of Exchange Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1998 the Woonasquatucket River was designated by President Clinton as one of 14 American Heritage Rivers. The river has contributed mightily to the historic and industrial legacy and growth of the City.
The Environmental Protection . . . — — Map (db m222675) HM
On Fulton Street at Exchange Street, on the right when traveling south on Fulton Street.
Originally the U.S. Courthouse
Constructed 1908
Clark and Howe, Architects
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 13, 1872. This property makes a significant architectural contribution to the nation's cultural . . . — — Map (db m198175) HM
On Washington Street just south of Greene Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established 10 April 1821 at Westminster and Union Streets.
Third Sanctuary dedicated, 20 November 1872.
Founding member, Rhode Island State Council of Churches, 1937.
Organizing member, Providence Intown Churches Association, 1974. . . . — — Map (db m151643) HM
On Fountain Street at Mathewson Street, on the right when traveling north on Fountain Street.
At the turn of the century, the area around Mathewson Street was the core of Providence's entertainment district. By 1916, Providence had as many as sixteen theaters.
The site next to Grace Church marked the changes. The Nickel theater known as . . . — — Map (db m56464) HM
On Custom House Street east of Dyer Street, on the left when traveling east.
When we secured our most high-profile location yet for our mural program, we wanted an equally high-profile artist to paint it. Baltimore-based Gaia is an internationally renowned street artist who has created large-scale works in cities around the . . . — — Map (db m223019) HM
On Francis Street at Avenue of the Arts, on the right when traveling north on Francis Street.
Dedicated to Rhode Island service members who made the ultimate sacrifice during operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism since September 11, 2001
Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, Army Reserve •
SSg. Joseph Camara, Army National . . . — — Map (db m222488) WM
On Canal Street (U.S. 44), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Roger Williams died in Providence early in 1683, and was buried with a simple ceremony behind his home, near today's intersection of Benefit St. and Bowen St. Remains at the site were exhumed in 1860 and removed to the Old North Burying Ground. In . . . — — Map (db m56154) HM
On Weybosset Street south of Post Office Court, on the left when traveling north.
Originally the U.S. Custom House
Constructed 1856
Ammi B. Young, Architect
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 13, 1972. This property makes a significant architectural contribution to the nation's cultural . . . — — Map (db m222616) HM
On Canal Street, on the right when traveling south.
If this were the year 1828 you could climb aboard the barge Lady Carrington and travel by water all the way to Worcester.
It was October 8, 1828 and the Blackstone Canal had opened for passenger and cargo service between Providence and Worcester. . . . — — Map (db m56470) HM
On Kennedy Plaza at Exchange Street on Kennedy Plaza.
Lionel Smit's Morphous is an exploration of hybrid identity and its ever-changing nature within South Africa's social landscape and evokes a question of time, of past and future, and the balance point at which his country found itself at the . . . — — Map (db m222294) HM
On Westminster Street at Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling west on Westminster Street. Reported damaged.
During the early history of Providence, hurricanes were known as gales. The first recorded gale occurred on the night of October 24, 1761. A hard gale brought the highest tide into the harbor of Providence that had been known in the memory of man . . . — — Map (db m151702) HM
On Exchange Terrace, 0.1 miles east of Fountain Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.
Rhode Island's Tribute to
Major Henry Harrison Young
for valor, during the Civil War,
1861 - 1865.
Major Second R.I. Volunteers Inf'.
Brevet Lieut. Col. U.S. Vols.
Chief of Scouts to Gen. Sheridan.
On South Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
The site of an 18th century seaport village where seafaring merchants participated in the African slave trade. In the 20th century this port was used by Cape Verdeans who came to live in America. — — Map (db m233864) HM
On Washington Street, 0.2 miles east of Dorrance Street, on the left when traveling east.
1600s
Imagine you are here in 1636, when Providence looked very different.
Providence Harbor was full of ships, an active hub for fishing and trade. It played an important role as the city grew.
1700s
In the 1700s, the . . . — — Map (db m151649) HM
On Memorial Boulevard at Exchange Street, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Boulevard.
These rivers were named by the Narragansett & Wampanoag peoples before Roger Williams came to Rhode Island. Woonasquatucket means "The River Where the Tide Ends". Moshassuck means "The River Where the Moose Water". — — Map (db m223078) HM
On Weybosset Street at Abbott Park place, on the right when traveling north on Weybosset Street.
On this site Providence R.I. July 5th 1999 in conjunction with the 22nd general Synod of the United Church of Christ a group of church and community people gathered in an act of repentance for African American slavery and in celebration of human . . . — — Map (db m56283) HM
On Dyer Street, on the right when traveling north.
The great famine of 1845-1851 was the most important event of the Nineteenth century Ireland. In the seven terrible years between 1845 and 1851, the potato crop, on which a large majority of the Irish people depended for their survival, failed . . . — — Map (db m56278) HM
To hold forth a lively experiment that a most flourishing civil state may stand and best be maintained with full liberty in religious concernments — — Map (db m62089) HM
On South Water Street (U.S. 44) 0.1 miles south of Power Street, on the right when traveling south.
Rise of the Gangways
1704-1844
Providence was transformed in the 1700s from a rural hamlet to a seaport busily trading with other colonies, England, the West Indies and Africa. Tall masted ships docked as far north as Hall's Wharf (now . . . — — Map (db m151724) HM
On South Water Street (U.S. 44) at Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling east on South Water Street. Reported damaged.
History
During the late 1970's, planners began to focus on some of the longstanding urban design issues in Downtown Providence. Elevated railroad tracks and parking lots divided Downtown from the State House and Smith Hill. The . . . — — Map (db m151743) HM
On Dyer Street at Providence River Greenway, on the right when traveling north on Dyer Street.
Upriver from this place, the granite-clad pedestrian bridge marks the beginning of the original Providence River Relocation Project, which extends 1½ miles around the Financial District, then west to Waterplace and the Providence Place Mall. . . . — — Map (db m151746) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 44) at Howland Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
The Spring of clear cold water located thirty feet west of this point led Roger Williams to found Providence here in the year 1636 from which center has developed in four directions — — Map (db m122490) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 44) at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
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 m222490) HM
Near Canal Street south of Smith Street, on the left when traveling south.
For thousands of years before European settlement, people came from across the region to the Great Salt Cove to hunt, fish, and farm. The Narragansett, Wampanoag, Massachusett, and Nipmuc all used the trails that intersected here on the upper . . . — — Map (db m115212) HM
On Broad Street (Route 1) at Foster Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
This building, originally known as St. Francis Xavier Convent of Mercy, was constructed in 1894 on the site of the first convent of the Sisters of Mercy when they came to Providence on March 12, 1851. The Providence congregation was founded by . . . — — Map (db m223075) HM
On Steeple Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Steeple Street Complex was built in three main stages between 1827 and 1847 during a key period in Providence's growth into a leading commercial and industrial city. When Joseph Congdon and Randall Green built the first section, 3 Steeple, to . . . — — Map (db m56171) HM
On Washington Street at Eddy Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street.
Stephanie tells me that she was born in Senegal and spoke only French as a child, but Ashley was born in Providence. They say that their family is originally from Cape Verde, an island chain off the coast of West Africa that was uninhabited until . . . — — Map (db m151648) HM
On Washington Street at Adrian Hall Way, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. Reported damaged.
Styles remembers being a child in Wakefield, growing up in a small cottage near the ocean, with an outhouse at the back and a fire burning in the pot-bellied stove. He and his cousins would ride in the back of his grandfather's truck to . . . — — Map (db m151644) HM
Has Been Designated a National Historic Landmark
this site posses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
An important example of modern monolithic granite construction, this is one of the most . . . — — Map (db m44926) HM
Near Dyer Street at Friendship Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Changing Face of the West Bank
Unlike the straight waterline of the east bank of the Providence River—formed by the steep, rising hillside—the west bank was irregular and swampy. By 1819, while the entire length of the east . . . — — Map (db m151751) HM
On Dyer Street just south of South Water Street (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling north.
The ship George Washington was the last of three ships all named by John Brown after his friend and compatriot. The 624-ton ship George Washington, designed for the India trade, was built in Providence in 1793 and made its first voyage . . . — — Map (db m151748) HM
This monument erected by
the City of Providence
to her sons who on land and sea defended the nation's honor in the War with Spain, the Insurrection in the Philippines and the China Relief Expedition • 1898 - 1902 — — Map (db m222299) WM
On Dyer Street just south of South Water Street (U.S. 44), on the left when traveling south.
You are standing in the middle of what was not so long ago a major city entrance ramp from Interstate Route 195. Until the year 2002, heavily trafficked highway access roads lines the length of both river banks. Upriver, the granite-clad pedestrian . . . — — Map (db m151747) HM
On U.S. 44 at Canal Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 44.
A Short River Through Time
“Mooshausick,” was the name given by the native Narragansett tribe to the body of water that flows into the Providence River at Confluence Park. It means “river where the moose . . . — — Map (db m107704) HM
On Dyer Street at Providence River Greenway, on the right when traveling north on Dyer Street.
Early Years: Providence is a city with a long waterfront tradition. In 1636 Providence was established on the banks of the Providence River. During the 1600's, Providence, initially a farming community, grew slowly, spreading out along the . . . — — Map (db m151744) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north.
Left Plaque The Spring on this lot was the original water supply around which Roger Williams gathered the first settlers was in 1721 by reservation in the deed from the Proprietors of Providence made accessible to the townspeople forever . . . — — Map (db m56174) HM
On Dorrance Street, on the right when traveling north.
Daniel Chester French
Completed 1902
Restored 2002 by Granoff Associates
Daniel Chester French is best known as the sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial and Concord's Minute Man. This statuary portrays the two cultures that defined New England . . . — — Map (db m56285) HM
On Canal Street (U.S. 44) at Throop Alley, on the left when traveling north on Canal Street.
Providence completed its third railroad station in 1898 to accommodate the surging growth in passenger and freight service that would continue until World War II. Freight yards stretched from here at Canal Street as far to the west as the eye . . . — — Map (db m223306) HM
A freshwater spring attracted Roger Williams to this site and anchored the community.
Williams built his house across the street, and religious and civil meetings took place around its “gushing” waters.
The spring remained in . . . — — Map (db m107747) HM
On U.S. 44 (U.S. 44) 0.1 miles west of Canal Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Early Years
“Wanasquatucket” was the name given by the native Narragansett tribe to the larger river that flows into the Providence River and Confluence Park. It means “the river where the tide ends.” This panel, along with the panel . . . — — Map (db m107723) HM
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