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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Providence County, Rhode Island
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| 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 Hopkins Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
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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 fie months later in Newport, where they spent . . . — — Map (db m151723) 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 |
| Near India Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 m57585) HM |
| Near North Main Street (U.S. 1) at North Court Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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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 |
| Near Canal Street south of Smith Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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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 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 Main Street (U.S. 44) at Howland Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
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A few rods east of
this spot stood the
House
of
Roger Williams
Founder of Providence
1636 — — Map (db m122501) HM |
| On Smith Street (Rhode Island Route 44) just east of Canal Street (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The site of the second major riot between Providence Afro-American residents and White workers — — Map (db m56149) HM |
| On Benefit Street at Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north on Benefit Street. |
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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 Steeple Street (U.S. 44) at Canal Street (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling west on Steeple Street. |
| | [The marker shows the width of the bridge at several points in history:]
1711 - 1743
1744 - 1791
1792 - 1815 — — Map (db m151707) HM |
| On Steeple Street (U.S. 44) at Canal Walk on Steeple Street. |
| | [The marker shows the width of the bridge at several points in history:]
1816 - 1843
1844 - 1890
1891 - 1987 — — Map (db m151708) 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. |
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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 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 Washington Street at Adrian Hall Way, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. Reported damaged. |
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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 |
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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 |
| On Hawthorne Ave, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In memory of two Haitian Freedom Fighters born into slavery, Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines symbolized those who fought for the liberation of Saint Dominque from its colonial bonds between 1791-1804. Armed with the conviction that . . . — — Map (db m57583) HM |
| On Benefit Street at Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north on Benefit Street. |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Crawford Street (U.S. 44) at South Water Street (Route 44), on the right when traveling east on Crawford Street. |
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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. |
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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 |
| Near Prospect Street just south of Waterman Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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1770 - 1840
Near this location
was the first
official residence
of the
President of
Brown University — — Map (db m151704) HM |
| | Providence Harbor walk at Fox Point & India Point
1. Fox Point and Night Boat Era 1822-1932 Firefly challenges the Stagecoach Era.
2. Colonial Wharf at South Water Street: 1910-1942
3. Fox Point Hurricanes Barrier 1961-1966 Construction and . . . — — Map (db m75988) 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 |
| | 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, 1798
Meeting Place of
The most Worshipful Grand Lodge
F & A. M. of Rhode . . . — — Map (db m75998) 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 Fountain Street (U.S. 1) just south of Union Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | During the hurricane and flood of September 21, 1938 the waters rose to this level — — Map (db m151642) 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 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 Gano Street just north of Williams Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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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 m151690) HM |
| On Meeting Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | [Upper Marker:]
This building was erected in 1769 as a public school house by the town and its properties. Occupied by Brown University in 1770. One of the four first free public school buildings in 1800. Occupied by a school for colored . . . — — Map (db m56049) 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. |
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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 Main Street (U.S. 44) at Court Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. |
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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 |
| 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 Chester Ave, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This historic congregation was a leader in the anti-slavery movement. Emancipation day celebration and served as a station on the underground railroad — — Map (db m57753) HM |
| On North Main Street (Rhode Island Route 1), in the median. |
| | The site of Addison Hollow where the first nineteenth century blacks purchased property and the site of the first major riot — — Map (db m56153) HM |
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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. |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m107723) HM |
| On Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Eighteen years mayor of Providence
Pioneer in Urban Renewal — — Map (db m56284) HM |
| Near India Street at Tockwotton Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Tockwotton and the Indiamen
The close of the War of Independence in 1783 found the local economy dominated by maritime trade. Wharves along South Water Street became overcrowded with merchant ships, as depicted in the 1800s scene above. In . . . — — Map (db m151689) HM |
| On Exchange Terrace 0.1 miles west of Exchange Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Union Station
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Additional plaque on the building:]
Union Station
Architects
Stone, Carpenter & . . . — — Map (db m151638) 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 |
| | This mosaic was created by more than 10,000 Rhode Island Residents of all ages, races, religion, and cultures. The magnificent artwork you see here is a tribute to loved ones lost, to the heroes of the 9-11-01 tragedy and to our hope for the . . . — — Map (db m56474) HM |
| On Canal Walk at Canal Place, on the right when traveling south on Canal Walk. |
| | Development of the Rhode Island House Plan
1636 - 1800
Early 17th century house plan: one and a half story end chimney house frame, typical one room end chimney plan, and framing details. Studs were not often used in early Rhode Island . . . — — Map (db m151710) HM |
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In 1962, Mary Elizabeth Sharpe wrote of her vision for a park at the head of Narragansett Bay. Her passion for landscape allowed her to see beyond the abused and neglected waterfront. She shared her thoughts in a Providence Journal article. . . . — — Map (db m75991) HM |
| Near Dyer Street at Friendship Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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In remembrance of the strength, courage and determination of William Gilane—who created opportunity and a lasting legacy of integrity through living his core values—may his spirit never be forgotten.
Born in 1842 in County . . . — — Map (db m151750) HM |
| On North Main Street (U.S. 44) at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on North Main Street. |
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If this building could speak, it would tell the remarkable tale of a citys 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 Promenade Street just west of Bath Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Woonasquatucket River is one of the fourteen federally designated American Heritage Rivers. From its headwaters in North Smithfield, it flows to Providence where it creates Waterplace Park, and then joins other rivers to form the upper part of . . . — — Map (db m57577) HM |
| On South Main Street just from 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 |
| On Canal Walk at Washington Place, on the right when traveling south on Canal Walk. Reported damaged. |
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The World War I monument stood at a spot 127 feet north of this plaque until 1987, when it was dismantled to make way for the relocated river. In 1995 it was reerected in Memorial Park to the south of here.
Consideration was given in the . . . — — Map (db m151711) HM |
| On Bullocks Point Ave., on the right when traveling north. |
| | Has been designated a National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
1987
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m59284) HM |
| On Plainfield Pike (Rhode Island Route 14) at Chopmist Hill Road (Rhode Island Route 102), on the right when traveling west on Plainfield Pike. |
| | Veteran of World War I A Founder of the American Legion — — Map (db m138176) HM WM |
| On Chopmist Hill Road (Rhode Island Route 102) at Rockland Road, on the left when traveling south on Chopmist Hill Road. |
| | Battery E. 54th Co. C.A.C. Died at Mailly Camp of Aube, France, Sept 1918 — — Map (db m138180) HM WM |
| | On This Location 5 August 1943 Three Servicemen Perished in an Aircraft Accident
2LT Otis R. Portwig - Richmond VA
TSGT Herbert D. Booth - Rahway NJ
2LT Saul Winsten - Pawtucket RI — — Map (db m73011) HM WM |
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