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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Providence County, Rhode Island
Adjacent to Providence County, Rhode Island
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | 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 |
| 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 |
| Near Diamond Hill Road (Rhode Island Route 114) 1 mile south of Angell Road (Rhode Island Route 116). |
| | On this spot where they were slain by the Indians were buried the nine soldiers captured in Pierces fight. March 26, 1676. — — Map (db m2924) HM |
| Near Roosevelt Avenue south of Slater Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
| Near Mineral Spring Avenue (Rhode Island Route 15) at Conant Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Erected May 30, 1932 by Tower Relief Corps to the memory of our unknown Soldier and Sailor dead, who fell in the Civil War.
1861 - 1865
They laid down their lives
In Defense of our Nation
Immortal their deeds
And . . . — — Map (db m151676) WM |
| | 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
| Reported permanently removed. |
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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. |
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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 Roosevelt Avenue just north of Leather Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m151656) HM |
| On Summer Street (Rhode Island Route 15) just east of Maple Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 Exchange Street near Roosevelt Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | One of the bounds of Providence mentioned in the Indian deed to Roger Williams — — Map (db m151654) HM |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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 1791, . . . — — 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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
| | National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark
Wilkinson Mill, 1810.
Site of the shop of David Wilkinson (1771–1852)
Father of the American Machine Tool Industry. — — Map (db m1611) 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 |
| 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. |
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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 |
| Near North Main Street (U.S. 1) south of Smith Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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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, in the median. |
| | 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 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 |
| On Westminster Street at Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling west on Westminster Street. Reported damaged. |
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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 Exchange Street at Exchange Terrace, on the left when traveling north on Exchange Street. |
| | Burnside — — Map (db m151650) WM |
| On Washington Street just east of Snow Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
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Providences 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. Johns Episcopal Church.
The second Downtown was located around . . . — — Map (db m107762) 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 |
| 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 |
| On India Street 0.2 miles east of Tockwotton Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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In 1793, John Brown and associates built the first bridge to connect India Point with what is now East Providence. A toll bridge was variously called John Brown's Bridge, India Bridge, and finally Washington Bridge, because of a wooden statue of . . . — — Map (db m151685) HM |
| On F C Greene Memorial Blvd., on the left when traveling south. |
| | Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski
Soldier of Liberty
American Revolutionary Hero
1747-1779
This monument was erected by the Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski Bi-Centennial memorial committee of Rhode Island in memory of Casimir Pulaski. A . . . — — Map (db m57674) HM |
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This memorial recognizes Brown Universitys 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 Canal Street (U.S. 44) north of Park Row, on the left when traveling south. |
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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 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 |
| | 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 m75989) HM |
| On Congdon Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built in 1874 as the second meeting house and a place of worship for the 19th century Afro-American community — — Map (db m57751) 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. |
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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 |
| On Dyer Street 0.1 miles north of Friendship Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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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 |
| | 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. |
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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 Mathewson Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Site of the "first' Professional Theater in Providence from August 6, 1795- September 23, 1832 — — Map (db m56281) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling north. |
| | On this lot stood the first town house of Providence here from time to time Roger Williams presided over freemen from 1644-1647 — — Map (db m56159) HM |
| On Washington Street just south of Greene Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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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 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 |
| 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 |
| | Cape Verdean Immigration to Rhode Island
The Cape Verdean community in Fox Point originated from the Cape Verde Islands, a tiny archipelago lying 240 nautical miles off the coast of West Africa. Uninhabited prior to discovery by the Portuguese . . . — — Map (db m75995) 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 m75992) HM |
| On Canal Street, in the median. |
| | 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 Old Bridge Path at Power Street, on the right when traveling south on Old Bridge Path. |
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"What Cheer, Netop?"
Roger Williams Landing, 1636
If you were standing on this spot at any time prior to the late 1870's, you would have been standing (or more likely, swimming) in the Seekonk River. The original shoreline was several . . . — — Map (db m151691) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 44) just from College Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | To
Giovanni Da Verrazzano
The navigator from Italy
who in 1524 crossed the perilous northern Ocean
First to
behold the coast of the future United States
cast anchor in this bay
explore its islands
one of which because of its shape . . . — — Map (db m56325) HM |
| 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 South Main Street at Planet Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | "Sons of Liberty"
Upon this corner stood Sabin Tavern in which on the evening of June 9th 1772 the party 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 |
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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, . . . — — 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 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 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 Hope Street at Angell Street, on the right when traveling north on Hope Street. |
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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 |
| On Westminster Street at Memorial Boulevard (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling west on Westminster Street. Reported damaged. |
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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.
"To Major H.H. . . . — — Map (db m151641) WM |
| On F C Greene Memorial Blvd., on the left when traveling west. |
| |
to
Gugliemo Marconi
Father of
Wireless Telegraphy
A grateful generation erects this monument in thanksgiving for the wondrous gift of aerial communication which has enriched commerce and industry. Fostered the arts and sciences. . . . — — Map (db m57581) 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 Olney Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Site of the Second Major Riot in 19th century Providence between Afro-American residents and white workers. — — Map (db m57584) 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 Eddy Street at Mutual Street, on the right when traveling south on Eddy Street. |
| | PHA
Dedicated To Our Founder
Prince Hall
First Grand Master
Free and Accepted Masons
Patriot Soldier Teacher
Sept. 1748 - Dec. 1807 — — Map (db m57580) HM |
| On Eddy Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Hiram Lodge No.3 of the Prince Hall Masons was founded in 1797. It is the second oldest lodge in Masonic history. The Masonic order has played an invaluable role in the development of Afro-American moral values. Social skills and leadership . . . — — Map (db m57579) HM |
| 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 m56287) 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 Benefit Street at Meeting Street, on the left when traveling north on Benefit Street. |
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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 Captain . . . — — 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 |
| On Bridge Street at India Street, on the left when traveling north on Bridge Street. |
| | Providence River Bridge: Its Design and Construction
Design: The Providence River Bridge is 1,235 feet long and 164 feet wide. Its arch span is 80 feet high and 400 feet long. This structure is a modern day architectural and engineering . . . — — Map (db m151695) HM |
| On Bridge Street at Tockwotton Street, on the left when traveling north on Bridge Street. |
| | The Providence River was known by early settlers as "The Great Salt River", translated from the original Indian name. — — Map (db m151693) HM |
| Near North Main Street (U.S. 1) at Bowen Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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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 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 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 (U.S. 44) at Hopkins Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m151716) 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 |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 44), on the left when traveling north. |
| | In Tribute to Rhode Island Korean War Veterans — — Map (db m56348) WM |
| On Dorrance Street, in the median. |
| | Erected by the people of Rhode Island to the memory of the brave men who died that their country might live
(Plaque): Civil War Monument This monument commemorates the members of the 1st Rhode Island regiment and the 14th Rhode . . . — — Map (db m56161) 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 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 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 |
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