view gallery |  The Pier at Rocky Point - Warwick, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers In the park's 150+ year history, The Pier at Rocky Point in Warwick, Rhode Island has seen several iterations. An historical marker, "The Pier", now stands on the shore just south of its entrance. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 02/23/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Circle Swing at Rocky Point - Warwick, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers A four-sided metal truss tower is all that remains of a round-about ride at the former Rocky Point amusement park in Warwick, Rhode Island. One of several around the revitalized state park, there is an historical marker by the base's north face. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 02/23/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Skyliner at Rocky Point - Warwick, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Long-retired, The Skyliner aerial lift at the former Rocky Point amusement park in Warwick, Rhode Island, has two terminals and four towers. Open to the public again, as a state park since 2014, visitors can explore the remaining structures. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 02/23/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Presidential Phone Call - Warwick, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Rutherford B. Hayes was the first sitting U.S. President to be part of a telephone call. On June 29, 1877, Hayes was at the shoreline resort Rocky Point in Warwick, Rhode Island, when he spoke with Alexander Graham Bell who was in Providence. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 02/15/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Arch at Rocky Point State Park - Warwick, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers One of eleven from the 1964-65 New York World's Fair - "Peace Through Understanding", this 60-foot-tall General Foods Archway to Understanding has been at Rocky Point Park in Warwick, Rhode Island, since 1966. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 02/15/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Washington Bridge No. 200 - East Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers A very large cast bronze plaque mounted within the southeast abutment of Washington Bridge No. 200 in East Providence, Rhode Island, relates the history of bridges which have crossed the Seekonk River at this spot. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 01/01/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Sachem Massasoit Commemoration - Barrington, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Placed nearly a century ago to commemorate Massasoit, a Native American leader from four centuries ago, a bronze plaque is mounted to a marble boulder in Barrington, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 01/01/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Abraham Lincoln Spoke at Railroad Hall - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers A cast bronze plaque commemorating Lincoln's February 1860, campaign stop in Providence, Rhode Island, includes a quote from his speech the night before at Cooper Union in New York. The marker is mounted on the U.S. Courthouse's Fulton Street wall. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/23/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  A Livelie Experiment - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers The "A Livelie Experiment" historical marker is along the eastern walking path south of the historic well at Roger Williams National Memorial, a small park in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/23/2022 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery |  Roger Williams National Memorial - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers An interpretive sign includes a "You Are Here" notation at the northern part of Roger Williams National Memorial in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. The small park's namesake was a religious freedom leader and founder of Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/22/2022 last visited: 05/28/2023 |
view gallery |  Governors' Fenner Square - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers A marker on Governor Street in Providence, Rhode Island tells of Arthur Fenner and his son James Fenner. Each was governor - the elder from 1790 until his 1805 death; the younger from 1807 to 1811, again from 1824 until 1831, and lastly 1843 to 1845. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  West Bank/East Bank - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Bright brass posts and frame present the "West Bank/East Bank" Washington Bridge historical marker at the mid-point of the original Rhode Island Bridge No. 200 in Providence, RI. From 1930 it's connected Fox Point/India Point with Watchemoket Square. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Washington Bridges - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Gleaming brass posts and frame present the "Washington Bridges" historical marker at the mid-point of the original Rhode Island Bridge No. 200 in Providence, Rhode Island. This south edge was converted to a path for cyclists and pedestrians in 2014. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Industrial Revolution - Lincoln, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers "The Industrial Revolution" is inside the Blackstone River State Park Visitor Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. One of two in the hall, this is the northern display. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Rhode Island, "The Ocean State" - Lincoln, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers "Rhode Island, 'The Ocean State'" is inside the Blackstone River State Park Visitor Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. One of two in the hall, this is the southern display. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/14/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point - "Providence River Bridge - Its Journey Up Narragansett Bay by Barges" - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers The historical marker "Providence River Bridge - Its Journey Up Narragansett Bay by Barges" is along the Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point. It is below the bridge at west end of India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/04/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point - "Providence River Bridge - Its Design and Construction" - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers The historical marker "Providence River Bridge - Its Design and Construction" is along the Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point. It is below the bridge at the far west end of India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 12/04/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Rhode Island Red Monument - Little Compton RI
in Rhode Island Historical Markers The Rhode Island Red Monument commemorates the Rhode Island Red breed of chicken, Rhode Island's state bird. posted by: nomadwillie location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point - "Fox Point Cape Verdean Community" - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers The historical marker "Fox Point Cape Verdean Community" is along the Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point. It is northeast of the Community Boating Center at India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island. It weds a narrative and a poem. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/28/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point No. 9 - "Tockwotton and the Indiamen" - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers The historical marker "Tockwotton and the Indiamen" is Number 9 of 12 points along the Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point. It is west of the playground at India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/19/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point No. 10 - "Sails to Rails 1835: Providence's First Train Station" - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers The historical marker - "Sails to Rails 1835: Providence's First Train Station" - is Number 10 of 12 points along the Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point. It is west of the playground at India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/19/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point No. 11 - "Bridging the Seekonk" - Providence, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers This historical marker - "Bridging the Seekonk" - is Number 11 of 12 points along the Providence Harborwalk at Fox Point and India Point. It is at the far east end of India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/19/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Touro Synagogue - Newport RI
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Touro Synagogue of Jeshuat Israel Congregation was Founded 1658. The oldest synagogue building in the United States was designed by Peter Harrison. Ground was broken August 1, 1759. It was dedicated on December 2, 1763. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/09/2022 last visited: 11/09/2022 |
view gallery |  Moffett Mill - Lincoln, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Moffett Mill, an early American machine and blacksmith shop, made tools and repaired machine parts for mills and farms in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Later, offering furniture, wagons, boards, wooden boxes, and braided laces for shoes and corsets. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/09/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hot Potato School - Lincoln, Rhode Island
in Rhode Island Historical Markers Commonly called "Hot Potato School", the one-room Pullen's Corner School was relocated in 2017 from another part of town to Chase Farm in Lincoln, Rhode Island. This text-rich historical marker also includes several photographs. posted by: 401Photos location: Rhode Island date approved: 11/09/2022 last visited: never |
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